Starting off The longer I work with children the more I struggle to believe the old adage “one size fits all.” Each..
Starting off Begin your time with the children by telling them that you have a gift to share with them. Then hold..
In the Magnificat, Mary praises God for “scattering the proud in the thoughts of their hearts … has bringing down the powerful..
The fourth question of Belonging to God: A First Catechism Children’s Version reads, “Don’t you have to be good for God to..
In the fall, my family planted four heirloom apple trees in front of our house. Rather than purchasing full-sized trees, we opted..
One of the questions that children often bring up as we move towards Easter is “did Jesus have to die?” It’s a..
Last week, a friend who knows I’m a church educator asked me if I was ready for Lent. I gave the same..
Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday can be challenging for our youngest disciples. While the story of Jesus’ transformation paints a vivid word..
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Children are likely preparing cards and candy to share with their friends at school. They’re thinking about love..
“Many hands make light work” is an adage we’re all familiar with. It is most definitely true for ministry! The work of..
“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude.” Many adults can recite these verses..
Our children are well acquainted with diversity. They are growing up in a time when discussions of racial justice, gender fluidity, and..
From an early age, we are told God provides for our needs. In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to “give us..
Many children know the story of the three wise men journeying from afar to give gifts to the baby Jesus. In popular..
When I was young, my favorite Christmas carol was “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” I remember having a great sense of satisfaction..
Love is the foundation of children’s faith formation. Love is one of the first ways that children experience God. From an early..
Joy is a concept that children are quite familiar with, whether they realize it or not. There is a constant undercurrent of..
As children move through Advent, it is easy for them to connect to the excitement and anticipation of Jesus’ birth. They know..
The church I serve just set a vision for the future. The process to create this vision was a lengthy one. We..
The concepts of kings and queens are somewhat foreign to us. While our children have models of royalty in books and movies..
As temperatures begin to drop, many of us begin to focus on those who are without shelter. And we are reminded of..
Starting Off Begin your time with the children by discussing poverty. What is poverty? How do the children think someone ends up..
Neighbors not yet known There are some passages in the Bible that feel like they are part of our DNA: The story..
On our mini-farm, we have eight ducks. They came to us as cute, fluffy ducklings, indistinguishable from one another. As they grew,..
This Sunday is the annual Children’s Sabbath, a day devoted to raising up the issues and concerns facing children across the world...
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