We need to find the meaning-filled place between a cute (but spiritually meaningless) Easter bunny and retellings of the cross that with potential for spiritual harm. Continue reading
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2017 Simple Advent Devotional
Update for 2017 – mason jar Advent stickers and readings. Continue reading
Free Holy Week Reading Bookmarks
These last few weeks I have had time to go through some resources I have created over the years. In the next weeks, I plan to share several resources for Lent and Holy Week, including a complete Psalm a Day Lenten Devotional for All Ages. This first resource is a two sided bookmark perfect to distribute … Continue reading
Finding God in the Carpool Lane: Packing my 2017 Basket
A 2017 Update to last year’s post about devotional materials for busy people. Today I want to share some things that help me to draw closer to God in the midst of my schedule. I am a parent of two teenagers, grad student, blogger, and church staff person. I often find myself with 10 … Continue reading
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Inventions Born of Love: innovation, ministry & a free discussion tool
On sharing stories with Kenda Creasy Dean, learning a TON about innovation, and a free tool for starting Bible discussions with youth. Continue reading
A Quick Spring and Summer Roundup
How is your spring and summer planning going? I’m playing a bit of catch up here, but getting some things lined up. Here is quick list of Easter, Pentecost and summer faith formation resources from this blog and others that I am using as we plan: Faith Formation for Younger Students: For Easter Sundays we’ll be … Continue reading
On the journey to Easter…
We think we know the Holy Week stories by heart, but do we? Arrival celebration, dinner, death… hallelujah! Isn’t that all? Perhaps it will happen as we wave a leaf, get our feet wet or sit in quiet, Friday darkness. Perhaps as we watch the people filing by to remember Christ at the table. Perhaps a … Continue reading
