parenting – Page 23 – Grow Christians

Just Reading the Bible

I read my boys the Bible every morning during their growing-up years. I’m glad I did.

Your screaming toddler just might save your soul.

Mary Magdalene proclaimed to the Apostles and to the world the work of the risen Christ in her life.

My daughter would start with the memorized prayer, then go “off script” and talk to God. She learned to pray.

Concentrated time with Jesus and a faithful, beloved community such as the ones formed at camp are important for all of us.

I’m an Episcopal Youth Event parent. It matters that I stop, hear my daughter’s story – and listen for what God has done in it.

My daughter is learning to trust her sense of herself and her vocation. So am I.

Sacrificial love is an embodied faith lived for the benefit of other people.

Adults talk a lot to children. We teach and tell, instruct and correct, admonish and encourage. What would we learn if we listened?

The call to go into the world in ministry in Christ’s name is for our children too. How can we help them grow into it?