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Carrabbas seemed fancier tonight than I remembered. At first I thought it was because I was painfully aware of the little barefoot, grubby-toed person in our party (he meant to put shoes on…). But then, Cade held up his white linen napkin halfway through...
My first year of teaching, straight out of the chute, I unintentionally created havoc in the homes of my second graders. As the children were packing up on Friday for the weekend, I told them, “Now, I won’t see you on Monday, because it’s Memorial Day...
Recently, I was reviewing God's purposes for the Church with our kids. I used an analogy of a team huddling during a time out. I said that we--God's team--'huddle' at church to get some instruction and encouragement from the coach (our...
On a recent Sunday morning, one of my children came down the stairs, dressed for church. His pants had the ‘capri' look. And his shirt sleeves ended about 3 inches short of his wrist. Yes, I had laid these clothes out. It's a ritual that I perform...
‘Oh! Yeah!” responded Cade after Sunday School, excited to share what he remembered from his lesson. “We learned about when Jesus whipped the birds!” Whipped the birds? Gentle Jesus? Creator of all? We tried to not laugh, which we knew would make Cade...
A friend and I were talking about church nursery workers last night. Her pastor says that nursery duty doesn't just allow ministry to happen in other parts of the building; it is ministry. I think sometimes pastors become pastors for the wrong reasons...
Part 9 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. Here are some ideas that you've shared: Sean said, "We will usually read [the coming Sunday's] passage on Saturday night after dinner. Sunday nights, we...
Part 8 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. This year, we attended a Good Friday service at a nearby church, which had advertised a "family friendly" environment. Our family was very friendly until...
Part 7 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. It was the third Monday evening of the month, which meant Ken was at a church finance committee meeting. But when I said to the kids, "Do you know where Daddy...
Part 6 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. Vic Bennett has been an elementary school teacher, a children's pastor, and a friend to our family. He graciously offered the following: My four kids are now pretty...
Part 5 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. On vacation we visited a church with a really great worship band. Five-year-old Cade was beside me in the aisle seat. His eyes were locked on the worship leader and...
Part 4 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. A year or so ago, I asked Cade, "Why do we go to church?" As if I had missed the obvious, he said, "To see Mamaw and Papaw!" (Like, duh, mom.) While...
Part 3 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. (see previous post ) Tomorrow is the most exciting Sunday of the year. My kids will bounce out of bed and brush their teeth with expectancy on their faces. They've...
Part 1 of 10. Ideas for 'Big Church' to try with your 'little people'. As our van edged toward church, Cole's complaints got louder. "It's too hard." "I don't understand it." "Can't I go back to...