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Book Review: Faithful Families for Advent and Christmas
Every time a colleague in ministry wants to bemoan the challenge of a pandemic Advent and Christmas and their waning creative energy I counter with “but you don’t have to come up with this on your own! There’s this great new book called Faithful Families for Advent...
A Year of Which We Can Be Proud
I have a dear friend that when describing her marriage says, “we’ve been married 25 years, most of which we are proud of.” As someone who has now clocked well over a decade of marriage I chuckle at her description because it’s true. There are moments we have done it...
Book Review: The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd
When I saw in late 2019 that Sue Monk Kidd was scheduled to release a book about the forgotten wife of Jesus, I internally groaned. There are so many ways that a book like this could go wrong. The shear number of historical, theological and interpretive choices leaves...
Spiced Cider Tea: A Recipe and Prayer for Fall
I have the most delightful and easy to make Spiced Cider Tea I shared in my newsletter last year and got so many lovely emails from readers saying they enjoyed it, that I thought I would share it on the blog. I thought a hot mug of this drink might pair well with a...
Honeybees, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Hope
“Did you know that a single bee working all its life will only make one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey?” said Mr. Singh. “One twelfth of a teaspoon? That’s like...nothing.” Mercy thought there was something a bit depressing about that; just the teenist tip of a...
Summer 2020 Reading Recap
Summer is coming to a close so it’s time for another seasonal reading recap. My summer reading was sporadic and not as focused as I wanted. I am at peace with chalking that up to Covid brain. In the summer I tend to gravitate toward lighter reads, moving to more...
Three Policies Your Church Needs Now
Church policies often become dated over time, having been developed at a moment when a staff grew to a size where one was needed, an issue arose that demanded clearer boundaries between employees and staff or there was a large enough cultural shift that the church...
Prayer Dice for Digital Worship
Last week I shared the Worship Boxes I had built for children to engage in multi-sensory teaching over digital platforms. I wanted to create something that could engage children through out the liturgy we use for our thirty minute worship and lesson. It needed to be...
When I Listen to Scripture I Can Wonder and Draw Sample
I received so many inquiries on the post on Worship Box for multi sensory learning over digital platforms that I thought I would share what I created. The goal was to provide open ended prompts for the students to engage scripture using their white boards or a piece...
