Three Teaching Points for Lent
Lent is upon us, the forty days set aside to prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Lent, Liturgical Year
Lent
Lenten Reading List
One of the most delightful ways to observe Lent with children is to share stories about the life of Jesus including his death and resurrection, and Easter traditions.
Youth in the Wilderness: A Lenten Reflection
As we approach Lent, I wonder how we can use this season to help the teenagers in our care, at home and at church, keep the door open for faith.
Scripture engagement with teens: subtle and not-so-subtle approaches
How is your scripture engagement going with your kids? How about you youth ministers and Sunday school teachers and leaders? Miriam McKenney continues to read the Bible with her kids at church, and we’re reaping what we’ve sown. The children are growing into the Word of God.
That moment you realize the voice you’re hearing isn’t God – it’s Satan
If we recognize God in our lives, we must acknowledge Satan, too. This post explores how we talk with our children about Satan, and how we recognize Satan working in our lives.
Scripture engagement works. My teens dove deeper.
God’s story is rich with adventure, love, deceit, and every situation and emotion imaginable. My kids are hooked. My new theory about reading the Bible with kids: they’re never too young to be challenged, and they’re never too old to wonder. Join us as we read Luke and Acts!
How our family observes Holy Week at home
Spending Holy Week with my young children has been an unexpected blessing. Our traditions help us grow together as Christians.
Lent Among the Sippy Cups
The church calendar has no time for frenetic, harried mindlessness. (Which is a shame, because I’d be great at that.)
Prayer is not the art of the deal. It’s the art of honesty.
When modern people think about prayer, often we wonder “does prayer work?” But that question rests on false assumptions. Real prayer works – on us.
The Litany of Penitence prepares us for the season to come.
If I want to be able to absorb all the new life Easter has to offer – all the resistance it offers to the powers of sin in our broken world – I need the grace that comes with honest confession and repentance.
