Memories aren't always a thing of the past!
In the Presbyterian church, when parents bring their child for baptism, they promise to "live the Christian faith, and to teach that faith to their child." This involves more than bringing a child to Sunday school; nurture and guidance in Christian faith should happen in […]
The Easter Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured an article on the proliferation of iPod and other "specialty" Bibles. They come in many formats, even a fold-out type that you can buy for someone in any branch of the U.S. military.
One group targeted by specialty Bible publishers is young people. Great, right? We want […]
Of course, children belong in Sunday school. Children and school go together like peanut butter and jelly. But some have suggested that faith is caught more than it is taught. If this is true, children also belong in worship, though there are Sunday mornings when we would rather this were not so. Like it or […]
After working out at the Y this morning, as usual I went over to the mats to stretch out. Near me were two young men, one obviously new to the Y environment and looking as if he did indeed need more exercise in his weekly routine. They were stretching, too.
The fitter and very verbal […]
Posted in Parenting, Faith Nurture on October 17th, 2006 No Comments »
May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,That He may incline our hearts to Him, to walk in all His ways and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His precepts which He commanded our fathers (I Kings 8:57-58 — Amplified […]