Seeking Sabbath: Crankiness and Delight
I want the big, beautiful challenge that comes with the discipline of setting aside a full 24-hours for rest.
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Discipleship
The Bible and quantum physics teach us: our actions affect future generations.
What we do now will affect those born a century from now.
The gift of the Holy Spirit: gentle as a breath.
This Pentecost, how counter-cultural would it be for the church to emphasize the gentleness of Christ’s gift of the spirit? Maybe he discovered that gentleness from his mother.
I’m an Episcopalian, and I homeschool. (Year One: almost complete!)
This year we began homeschooling – and realized how seamlessly we could integrate faith.
My parents had honest conversations with me about teen parties. Now I want to have one with you.
I may not be a parent, but I sure am praying for you who are – especially as you have hard talks with teens.
Discipleship, Parenting
We say we want kids and teens at church. So what are we prepared to do?
Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog post questioning whether or not kids should be forced to attend church. The feedback was overwhelmingly in favor of taking kids to church, for a variety of reasons. If we say we want kids to come to church, then stop engaging them, our actions don’t match up with our words. Just what are we prepared to do to keep kids, teens, and young adults in church?
My (unchurched) adult son stood up for Jesus and Scripture – on social media.
My son stunned me with the depth of his faith and passion for the teachings of Jesus.
Not-so-great expectations (for clergy kids – and all of us)
Clergy kids get special expectations. But Jesus overturned the expectations of others.
My teens won’t read the Bible.
My daughters, raised on Godly Play, are now drifting away from the Bible. What can I do?
