Loving, Belonging & Connecting at Summer Camp
Editor’s Note: I attended my diocesan camp as a young child, rediscovered God’s presence in my life at that camp as […]
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Our Movie Making Journey Through Lent
I have the good fortune of working with a bright, gifted group of kids who are being raised by loving
Liturgical Year, Parenting, Prayer
A Tale of Easters, Large and Small
** Today’s post is brought to you by Ben Gildas.** Easter is here. Did you miss it? I can
Life keeps throwing curveballs, my family keeps catching them
How do you talk to your children about death? In particular, how do you talk about your death? When illness strikes, the McKenneys turn to God for strength.
You’ve got a little something on your forehead… kids and Ash Wednesday
How will you begin your Lenten season? Miriam McKenney talks to her teens about their Lenten disciplines and reflects on the importance of taking children to Ash Wednesday worship. When we honor and face death, we prepare ourselves to be welcomed in to new life in Jesus.
Epiphany revelations from the Old Testament
Epiphany offers us a chance to remember that Jesus was a king, but not the king people thought he would be. He was a baby, a child of God, and his life promised that we, too, would all be children of God. The prophets foretold him, God revealed him, the Three Kings honored him, and we adore him.
God shapes our lives in ways we can’t always understand. I give thanks.
Every time I’ve allowed God to prune, uproot, and replant me, my actual wildest dreams and secret hopes have flowered and fruited in ways that were beyond my imaginings.
Liturgical Year, Spiritual Practices
My youth group is reading Exodus. They not-so-secretly like it.
A few weeks ago, my youth group joined Southern Ohio’s Diocesan Big Read, where we all read Exodus in community. What would my youth group think of my plan to have Bible study each week? Would extra snacks help? Here’s what happened.
Philippians taught me how I could comfort my son – and challenge myself.
What follows this verse in Philippians is a reminder that if we follow the practices mentioned in this chapter, the God of peace will be with us.
