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  • SIMPLIFY … for Jesus’ Sake

    Simplify, simplify, simplify.                                                                                                 Henry David Thoreau, Walden I normally begin this column with scripture.  Trust me, I haven’t lost the distinction between Thoreau and Jesus, but this seems like such an important antidote to the “too much stuff” of … Continue reading →

  • A SPIRITED LIFE WITH CHILDREN

    Lord, listen to your children praying, Lord, send your Spirit in this place; Lord, listen to your children praying, Send us love, send us pow’r, send us grace.                         … Continue reading →

  • FAITH MOTHERS

    It’s May.  It’s Mother’s Day.  Pink and flowered cards are in the rack.  Advertising supplements in the Sunday newspaper target gifts for mothers.  Reservations for brunch abound. So, what are we celebrating?  That seems like a fatuous question.  Moms, of … Continue reading →

  • THE GIFT OF MAY 7TH

    It was a little hurt … at least, in retrospect.  The first year that Les and I were married, nothing went right on my birthday.  My parents, who had always made my birthday a “Queen for a Day” experience, were … Continue reading →

  • FAMILY SABBATH

    What was God thinking of, commanding a Sabbath?  It’s May and demands on our family’s time cover every waking moment – and then some.  Doesn’t God know how busy we are, how much we have to do, how hard it … Continue reading →

  • CELEBRATING A LIFE, PASSING ON A LEGACY

    [W}e will tell to the coming generation  the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might  and the wonders that he has done …  that the next generation might know them …Psalm 78:4,7 On Valentine’s Day last year, my husband’s … Continue reading →

  • EASTER TRADITIONS

    Three years ago, I thought very intentionally about our Easter traditions.  My daughter-in-law’s beloved father died of cancer just before Ash Wednesday, so the Lenten journey reminded all of us of a very personal stake in the resurrection.  Our daughter-in-law … Continue reading →

  • HOW DO WE WORSHIP WITH CHILDREN?

    WELCOMING CHILDREN Smile at children and their parents.  No scowling!  Greet them. Children are not the future of the church, they are the church.  At baptism, we welcome them to God’s family and promise to journey with them. Catch their … Continue reading →

  • WHY DO WE WORSHIP WITH CHILDREN?

    WHY DO WE WORSHIP WITH CHILDREN? Research tells us that children who worship with their parents are three times more likely to grow into adults, who have a life-transforming faith in Jesus Christ and who are connected to a worshipping, … Continue reading →

  • LOVE ONE ANOTHER

    Jesus said, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.  Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.”                                                                                       John 13: 34 What would it mean to love one another as God in … Continue reading →