This piece, Do You Pray for Your Child? How to Start, has taken me longer to write than any other blog post I have written. It wasn’t until I wrote about the moment I first realized how the life of my child was inextricably connected with so many other children of the world that the … Continue reading
I confess, I let my spring schedule get out of hand. I spent less time with family, less time with God, and less time by myself. I was a grouchy mess. This summer I’ve been intentional about reclaiming Sabbath time. Here’s what I shared about my experience on our church Faith at Home blog: Summer, … Continue reading
In Matthew chapter 6 and Luke chapter 11, Jesus instructs the disciples on how to pray what we now call the Lord’s Prayer. This is considered the model for how we all should pray. In this prayer we affirm who God is, ask for forgiveness, request what we need for daily living, and pray for … Continue reading
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
Given the tragic news stories of ongoing war and of 40,000 civilians who are trapped in Aleppo, I decided to re-share a prayer and learning activity I created for a multi-church youth event last February. In this activity, each participant follows a path, learning about the crisis, viewing striking images, stopping to pray, and leaving the paper … Continue reading
In past years, I have known what has been growing in Advent’s womb. My relationship with Brian began on Thanksgiving day. By Christmas we were talking marriage. Together we have felt our own babies’ kicks during Advent, twice. We have prepared for new homes. We have learned traditions in a new country. New ministries and … Continue reading
Some thoughts on what it is like to pray for children and youth in the first weeks at a new church. Continue reading
