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Category Archives: Prayer
Faith Formation (formerly Sunday School) / Intergenerational activites / Prayer / Welcoming All Families
Teen Friendly Back to School Blessing:
I have noticed that the youth are less enthusiastic about backpack blessing tags than the younger kids. This year I decided to try to come up with a something that appealed to a wider age range. The blessing reminder needs to be: Youth friendly. Visually appealing. Budget-friendly. Reflect our church’s commitment to inclusion. Be a … Continue reading
How do you pray for your child?
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
Sabbath on my mind…
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
Faith Formation (formerly Sunday School) / Intergenerational activites / Prayer / Taking the Lessons Home
Learning the Lord’s Prayer
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
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
Syria: Learning and Prayer Stations
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
