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Context of a Cure

February 3, 2021 By Anne Warner Leave a Comment

Imagine for a minute that the three main characters of the story—the servant, the centurion, and Jesus—are standing in front of you.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: healing, Jesus, Luke, trinity

Ascension Day Reminds the Church Who We Are

May 21, 2020 By Emily Watkins Leave a Comment

Here, forty days after experiencing the impossible, grappling with the fact that Jesus had risen from the dead, the disciples are again standing in awe. 

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: Acts of the Apostles, Ascension, cake, Feast Days, Luke

Scripture engagement with teens: subtle and not-so-subtle approaches

March 28, 2018 By Miriam McKenney Leave a Comment

How is your scripture engagement going with your kids? How about you youth ministers and Sunday school teachers and leaders? Miriam McKenney continues to read the Bible with her kids at church, and we’re reaping what we’ve sown. The children are growing into the Word of God.

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Filed Under: Lent, Parenting, Spiritual Practices Tagged With: Bible, Jesus, Lent, Luke, Mark, parenting, scripure, teenagers, teens, The Good Book Club

Life keeps throwing curveballs, my family keeps catching them

March 14, 2018 By Miriam McKenney 8 Comments

How do you talk to your children about death? In particular, how do you talk about your death? When illness strikes, the McKenneys turn to God for strength.

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Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: children, Family, God, health, illness, Jesus, Luke, Prayer, Scripture, teenagers, teens

Making Connections: The Good Book Club in Action

March 6, 2018 By Melody Wilson Shobe 1 Comment

Sharing these stories and a time of wondering has led us to connect to the Scripture and one another in a new
way.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: children, Luke, nativity, The Good Book Club, young children

The Good Book Club with Teenagers (Part 4 of 4)

February 9, 2018 By Nurya Love Parish 2 Comments

I’m committed to raising kids not just to go to church, but to understand they ARE the church. Luke and Acts tells exactly that story.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Acts, Lent, Luke, teenagers, teens, The Good Book Club

The Good Book Club with Kids: Setting Up for Success (Part 3 of 4)

February 8, 2018 By Melody Wilson Shobe Leave a Comment

I know that for my family to engage in a Lenten practice it needs to be simple and achievable.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Acts, Bible, children, Luke, The Good Book Club, young children

The Good Book Club is Coming! (Part 1 of 4)

February 6, 2018 By Rachel Jones Leave a Comment

Today, Rachel Jones introduces the Good Book Club. Stay tuned! Next, Melody Shobe will walk you through getting ready with young children.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Acts, Bible, Lent, Luke, Presiding Bishop, The Good Book Club

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