As my second daughter approaches confirmation, I am reminded just how different two children in the same family can be! With my oldest daughter, the confirmation conversation centered around faith as a journey. She needed to know that no one has all the answers and that almost everyone has doubts. With my second, conversation focused … Continue reading
This is the second of a two posts with suggestions for helping your child write their statement of faith at the end of confirmation. I’ve seen several examples of instructions for writing statements of faith. In general, I find them to be either too wordy (with dozens of suggested statements using complex words) or too … Continue reading
On sharing stories with Kenda Creasy Dean, learning a TON about innovation, and a free tool for starting Bible discussions with youth. Continue reading
If you are still playing catch up from Christmas, here are a few activities to engage all ages with the Luke 4:1-13 lectionary reading and jumpstart your planning. Sensory Table (preschool): Schools have all but done away with play time (more about that here). Sensory tables are an opportunity for churches to promote play and wonder. … Continue reading
“Mom/Dad, I am not sure about this whole confirmation thing.” Turns out I may not be the first parent to have heard this phrase. If your son or daughter utters these words, don’t panic; here are five tips to open up conversation that I can neither confirm nor deny having personally used with my own … Continue reading
