Month: August 2013
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Suicide and The Things We Carry: A Meditation on the Loss of a Father
Suicide and The Things We Carry: A Meditation on the Loss of a Father
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Listening for God: The Eagle and the Bent Woman (Lk 13)
“Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are set…
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Describing “Silent” Worship to Children
Awhile back I did a Godly Play story during our meeting for worship. We invited the children to say with the adults and participate in our listening to the story. After the story we had our normal 15 minutes of silent, or waiting, worship. This is a description I wrote up and used that Sunday.…
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Thoughts on Bringing Children To Worship
As parents bringing children and teens to a time of worship can be a struggle. We place a lot of expectations on our kids and often hope they won’t “misbehave” during church. Plus, it is easy to succumb to their rowdiness, distraction and desire for entertainment. The last thing on earth most parents seem to…
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Listening as an Act of Faith (Hebrews 11)
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 NRSV)