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Someone You Should Know: A Conversation With Laura Alary about Atonement Theology and Making Room During Lent
Make Room: A Child’s Guide for Lent and Easter is a primer on Lent and Easter for young children. It’s part poetry, part practice and part

Children at the Table: Some Thoughts on Communion and Children
I can’t imagine communion without children being present, partaking in the sacrament right alongside adults. I’m always taken aback, then, when I hear of people

A Dinnertime Gratitude Practice for Families: How Did The Food Get to the Table?
We like to mix up the dinner time prayer at our house. Sometimes we sing a short song or say what we’re thankful for. Sometimes
Treasure Box Tuesday
Treasure Box Tuesday is a weekly (well, mostly weekly, some weeks are skipped) email of all the best resources for Children/Family Ministries. I link to
Faithful Families Study Guide: 4 Week Guide — FREE!
You’ve asked for it, and here it is! Children and Family Ministers have been asking me for months for a study guide for Faithful Families,

Shared Truths About Santa and Jesus: How to Talk to Children
Does teaching belief in Santa lead to a feeling of betrayal once a child learns the “truth” about him? How should Christian parents teach about