by Dena Hobbs Scripture: Psalm 27 (NRSV) “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When evildoers assail me to devour our flesh – my adversaries and foes – they shall stumble and fall. Though an army … Continue reading
by Jennifer Mills-Knutsen *This family liturgy time is designed for use outdoors on a warm summer day, when no one will mind getting wet. It’s even better if the water comes as cool relief on a hot night, with everyone dirty from playing outside all day. You will need to adapt the conversation on baptism … Continue reading
by Bromleigh McCleneghan I have a “mean mommy voice.” My own children have known this for years, known that I have only a given amount of tolerance for bedtime procrastination, known that I only like to ask them to do something six or seven hundred million times before I raise my voice in frustration. I … Continue reading
[This prayer is re-posted from Tracie Smith’s blog.] The moms and dads that I meet carry around a lot of guilt. I include myself, first and foremost. I lost my temper. I let them watch too much TV while I worked. You don’t even want to know what I fed them for dinner. I’m not … Continue reading
My son, when he first learned to talk. Romans 3:23 says, “All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” As a generally good girl, I spent most of my life trying to pretend to the outside world that this scripture did not apply to me. Sure, I knew my sins, I knew my … Continue reading
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