What would a world without pain and suffering look like?
Do you ever wonder what the world would be like without any pain or suffering?
I am in the middle of a class on Christian Responses to Evil and Suffering. The question above was one of our topics this past… Continue reading
Advent Nativity – Christmas: Wise Men
This olive wood nativity set was hand carved in Bethlehem. Roger and Mary Bailey purchased it on their first trip to the Holy Land in 1999.
I invite you and your family to join us on our journey to the… Continue reading
Advent Nativity – Week 4: Anna & Simeon
This olive wood nativity set was hand carved in Bethlehem. Roger and Mary Bailey purchased it on their first trip to the Holy Land in 1999.
I invite you and your family to join us on our journey to the… Continue reading
Advent Nativity – Week 3: Shepherds
This olive wood nativity set was hand carved in Bethlehem. Roger and Mary Bailey purchased it on their first trip to the Holy Land in 1999.
I invite you and your family to join us on our journey to the… Continue reading
Advent Nativity – Week 2: Mary, Joseph, & baby Jesus
This olive wood nativity set was hand carved in Bethlehem. Roger and Mary Bailey purchased it on their first trip to the Holy Land in 1999.
I invite you and your family to join us on our journey to the… Continue reading
Advent Nativity – Week 1, Angels
This olive wood nativity set was hand carved in Bethlehem. Roger and Mary Bailey purchased it on their first trip to the Holy Land in 1999.
This year my second-grade Sunday school co-teacher and I wanted to do something a… Continue reading
Parables and Perils of Air Travel
Are the parables of the Bible old and out of date? No, but in order to relate to them, we might need to think about them in our own context.
As I write this, I am sitting with my dad… Continue reading
What does “love the world” mean?
Don’t you love it when kids discover the answers to their own questions? A second grade child recently asked me a great question: “What does ‘love the world’ mean?” Soon the class helped answer her question.
Our Sunday school that… Continue reading
The Danger of Good Friday Suspense
Gayle Young, retired children’s minister
The true story of one traumatized little girl led me to reevaluate the way I teach and celebrate the events of Easter.
Next week is Holy Week where churches around the world will be remembering… Continue reading
Does your heart or actions drive your love?
A few weeks ago my music minister said something about love and worship that continues to echo in my ears.
It had been at least three weeks since I’d been in choir because of a terrible bout of bronchitis and… Continue reading
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