Last week, as priests and pastors and children’s ministers and people of all stripes working in churches attempted to make sense of the miraculous healing at the heart of the lectionary, some extremely important questions came up.
Preaching the Word, Teaching Inclusion Read Post »
When we read Bible stories, we always want to cast ourselves as favorably as possible. Sure, we might not be the Forgiving Father – that’s clearly Jesus casting himself in his story, right? – but we could at least be the forgiven son. Except we usually aren’t.
The Prodigal Son & The Disney Princess Read Post »
Today is the feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles with ambiguous storylines and confusingly common names.
Celebrating Saint Philip and Saint James Read Post »
All of the snippets of scripture that we hear in worship and sing in hymns “count” in my children’s Christian education.
My children are hearing the Bible in worship, camp and Sunday School. It all counts! Read Post »