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The Prodigal Son & The Disney Princess

March 27, 2022 By Bird Treacy Leave a Comment

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.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Disney, Godly Play, lectionary, parable, Wiggles & Wonder

Celebrating Saint Philip and Saint James

May 1, 2019 By Eric Liles Leave a Comment

Today is the feast of Saint Philip and Saint James, apostles with ambiguous storylines and confusingly common names. 

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Don’t take a vacation from God! Faith Formation is year-round and lifelong.

May 28, 2018 By Bill Campbell 3 Comments

Every year, the church-going faithful come into Pentecost with their post-Easter glow and then, well…honestly, everyone seems to disappear. The “summer slump.” as my formation […]

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My children are hearing the Bible in worship, camp and Sunday School. It all counts!

August 21, 2017 By Carrie Willard Leave a Comment

All of the snippets of scripture that we hear in worship and sing in hymns “count” in my children’s Christian education.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Bible, Book of Common Prayer, children, Children in church, Evening Prayer, faith at home, faith formation, hymns, lectionary, Music, parenting

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