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Experiencing Thin Places as a Family

June 9, 2023 By Allison Sandlin Liles 1 Comment

I imagine some folks prefer keeping their thin places to themselves, so that they remain personal sanctuaries hidden from the rest of the world. However, I’ve found tremendous joy sharing them with my husband and children.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Iona, pilgrimage, saints, travel

How Reconnecting with Nature Helped Me Reconnect with God

July 30, 2021 By Oscar Collins Leave a Comment

Little did I know that reconnecting with nature and my inner being would help me reconnect with God, too.

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Witnesses in Jerusalem, Witnesses at Home

July 1, 2019 By Laura Shaver 2 Comments

During my time serving as the communications director for a particular diocese in the Episcopal Church, I was often overwhelmed at the stories of grand ministry taking place all over the globe.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Parenting Tagged With: discipleship, parenting, pilgrimage, travel, vacation bible school, young children

Bringing My Child on a Pilgrimage to South Africa

September 7, 2018 By Casey Shobe 3 Comments

This past June I traveled on a pilgrimage to South Africa with 17 members of my church in Dallas. One of my fellow pilgrims was […]

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Stumbling across holy places lifts up my heart – and our family’s travels.

July 13, 2017 By Heather Sleightholm 4 Comments

Visiting holy spaces helps us find the wonder and beauty of God in unfamiliar surroundings.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Family, summer, teens, travel, vacation, young children

My four-year-old and I hid in the laundry room. Then he proclaimed the gospel.

July 1, 2017 By Ryan Casey Waller 2 Comments

We were eating a “Secret Daddy Treat.” Somehow it became a sacred moment.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: God, summer, travel, young children

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