I started a new blog last week called Bible Bites 4 Teens. My heart has been burdened for the teens in my small town for some time. Our churches are small and their teen youth programs, with only a couple … Continue reading →
Children and advocacy. Now there are two words not often found together, especially when referring to the children doing the advocacy. I think there are a few reasons for this. One is that adults simply do not remember to share concerns worth … Continue reading →
Since this is the last time I’ll be blogging before Christmas, I am sharing Steve Case’s final two Advent vignettes today. The fourth vignette is to a shepherd named Malachi from his insurance company regarding his lost sheep. This one is … Continue reading →
In all the busyness of the Christmas season, it’s easy to let its true meaning slip through the cracks of the rough manger bed. Is it really that important our kids hear the age-old story about Jesus’ birth? Isn’t it … Continue reading →
For Advent, my goal was to find a new way to reach my story with the familiar messages from the Christmas Story. I feel it’s important to keep engaging youngsters by making familiar lessons fresh. My Internet browsing brought me … Continue reading →
A fun way for a family to celebrate Christmas in a non-secular way is to make Christian symbol ornaments to hang on the family Christmas tree. The first Chrismons TM were developed by Frances Kipps Spencer in 1957 at the Ascension Lutheran Church … Continue reading →