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Faith at Home – Preparing for Lent

February 28, 2019 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

The season of Lent is less than a week away. Now is the time to talk with your family about what you will be giving up and/or what disciplines you will be taking on.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year, Spiritual Practices, Way of Love Tagged With: Ash Wednesday, Bible, Lent, Lent Madness, planning ahead, Prayer, Sacred Spaces, The Path Family Storybook

Secrets of a Pew Whisperer: Let the Children Pick the Seat

September 26, 2016 By Derek Olsen 5 Comments

I have my own criteria for selecting a seat in church. But giving my children the freedom to pick where they want to sit has helped me see my limitations.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, Children in church, Sacred Spaces, secrets of a pew whisperer, teenagers, young children

A House of Prayer for All People (Even Young, Wiggly Ones)

May 18, 2016 By Richelle Thompson 2 Comments

I want to be in a place that embraces all people, including young, wiggly, wandering ones, as a blessing, not a burden.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: baptism, Children in church, Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices, parenting, Sacred Spaces

Creating Sacred Spaces

February 15, 2016 By Miguelina Howell 10 Comments

As a child, my impression was that a clergyperson’s work was confined to celebrating Eucharist on Sunday mornings and spending time in silence throughout the […]

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Filed Under: Prayer Tagged With: A Morning Resolve, Forward Day by Day, Forward Movement, Lent, Madonna, Mary, Prayer, Sacred Spaces

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