Some of our middle school youth group students were recently preparing to read this week’s lectionary reading aloud during Sunday worship. After..
Children have more agency and greater influence today than any other period in human history. Yet, they still remain vulnerable. They depend..
It’s football season, which means it’s also marching band season! One of the teens in our church youth group has joined his..
Children are often our best teachers. They approach the world with wonder and acceptance. They seek community, even as they sometimes..
When I moved to the South 24 years ago, I learned a new descriptor for a child who is very active and..
There is no one like a child to get you to live up to your word. Say you’ll take your kids to..
That’s not fair! This is a refrain heard many times by parents of young children. Our youngest disciples tend to like clear-cut..
It’s almost that time again — time for a new school year to begin. The beginning of the school year is..
In this lesson, your children will reflect on the Lord’s Supper through Jesus’ words in John 6. Begin the time with..
In this lesson, your children will explore the ways in which God’s unwavering love fill us with hope, even when we..
Children are very trusting. We know that when babies form secure attachments to their caregivers, they trust that their basic needs will..
It’s often difficult for us to figure out what is enough. Do we have enough time? How much is enough money? Have..
The day that everyone in my household was fully vaccinated felt like a triumph. Finally, we could go out to eat, go..
As parents, we hope to raise our children to be ethical, moral human beings who do good in the world. But we..
Developing a sense of self is an important part of growing up. But it’s not always easy and it doesn’t happen quickly! ..
As young children begin wondering about God, they inevitably ask some variation of this question: “Where does God live?” And, as..
Across the nation, COVID-19 cases are dropping and more and more people are being vaccinated. There’s a sense of hope and the..
Kingdom of God is a phrase that Jesus used often in his teachings. It’s an idea that he came back to time..
As members of the church, we often hear that we are brothers and sisters or siblings in Christ. While the significance of..
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. While the Triune God is a core theological idea, it is a particularly tricky one to explain..
Prayer is a cornerstone of Christian life. Children pick up on this fairly quickly. As they learn what it means to worship..
Young children excel at making friends. Take a toddler to a playground and he will declare every other child he meets there..
As parents, we often look forward to our children becoming more independent. When they’re in diapers and need to be fed every..
In many congregations, the Sunday after Earth Day becomes Earth Care Sunday. We sing hymns like “For the Beauty of the Earth,”..
The dinner table is sometimes the hub for family life. As we share a meal together, we often debrief about the..
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