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Saint Jude’s Important Question

October 28, 2022 By Emily Gowdy Canady Leave a Comment

When my kids were younger, my husband and I did a lot of faith-at-home practices throughout the year.

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Filed Under: Saints Tagged With: Feast Days, Jesus, St. Jude, St. Simon, teenagers, tweens

Waiting on the Reveal

April 26, 2022 By Laura Shaver 2 Comments

In this season of Easter, I have been wondering just when and how Jesus might reveal himself to our oldest son, or all our sons for that matter.

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Filed Under: Easter, Parenting Tagged With: children, Faith, tweens

Using Minecraft to Teach Kids About Christianity

January 11, 2021 By Elizabeth Brignac 9 Comments

Educators are already aware of Minecraft’s potential in the classroom, to the extent that Minecraft has created Minecraft: Education Edition to accommodate teachers. But Minecraft can also be useful for both parents and Christian educators in teaching children about both liturgy and the Bible.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: ChurchNext, faith formation, Minecraft, Sunday School, technology, tweens

My Screen Tweens: Uncut

August 28, 2020 By Anne Warner Leave a Comment

I have my share of impulsive freak-outs when I glance at the couch from the kitchen and see my tween daughters in their favorite spots staring at their screens again.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: coronavirus, parenting, screen time, tweens

It’s not just another thing to do

November 22, 2019 By Christian Simmers Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I sat in a parent-teacher conference with my fifth grader.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: Children in church, parenting, schedules, tweens

A Tween Summer’s End

August 31, 2019 By Anne Warner 2 Comments

It’s a Sunday after church and we’re stuffing Nutella-ed plates and oatmeal-ed bowls into the dishwasher while also fixing lunch. Except one of us is already done and inviting the neighbors over.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: friendship, Moses, parenting, summer, tweens

I love the Good Book Club!

March 7, 2018 By Nurya Love Parish Leave a Comment

We’re only two weeks into Lent but it seems like we’ve integrated a new habit into our lives.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Bible, Presiding Bishop, Presiding Bishop Curry, teenagers, teens, The Good Book Club, tweens

This Lent, I’m practicing breath prayer with my teens. You can too.

February 13, 2018 By Tina Clark 2 Comments

I encourage my boys to pray, but I’m not sure I’ve done a good job of showing them how. That’s something I will change this Lent.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: discipline, Family, Jesus, Lent, Prayer, teenagers, teens, tweens

A bright teen asked me to explain the Trinity. Here’s what I said.

June 11, 2017 By Tina Clark 7 Comments

I said a prayer for guidance and remembered no one can comprehend the grace of God.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: Ryan Gerlach, St. Patrick's Bad Analogies, teens, trinity, Trinity Sunday, tweens

Twelve-year-old me asked to learn the rosary. I’m glad I did.

March 29, 2017 By Rachel Jones 8 Comments

I like that these prayers always feel accessible to me—always seem to be running on some subliminal loop inside my heart.

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Filed Under: Discipleship, Prayer Tagged With: children, Prayer, rosary, tweens

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