5 Fun Christmas Craft Ideas
Christmastime is here, and what a fun time of year for crafts! Here are a few of my favorites: 1. Gingerbread Puppets: Supplies Needed: glue, cinnamon, popsicle sticks, tape, brown crayons Have...
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Kids love to give their parents and grandparents gifts but when you can’t commandeer the family car, that’s hard to do. Still, teaching children to be gracious at giving is hard to do when they aren’t...
View ArticleEagle Tries to Steal Baby, So Maybe We Should Just Never Go Outside
As if there's not enough things to worry about in this life, now you have to keep an eye to the skies in case a giant eagle swoops down and tries to carry your baby away. Some days, it just seems like...
View ArticleEveryday Missionary
Have you ever wondered what an “everyday missionary” looks like? In this video my friend, Pastor Derwin, shares an inspirational letter written to him by someone who had a life changing encounter…not...
View ArticleMingalabar!
Life in Myanmar seems to carry on as it always has. But behind the daily bustle things are changing fast. Only a year and a half ago, “democracy” and “freedom” were dangerous topics, not to be...
View ArticleHow to Experience Personal Revival
Does this story seem familiar? “Slumped down in her chair, the children’s pastor gave a deep sigh of frustration. Nothing had worked out as she planned. The kids seemed disinterested; parents were...
View ArticleFrom Humbug to Happiness
Will Christ be born in your heart, as He was in old Scrooge’s heart? Will you and I repent of our loveless and selfish thoughts and actions? Will our humbug be turned to happiness?
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Instagram Tells Everyone to Relax
Yesterday, Instagram updated its Terms and Conditions in such a way that led everyone to think they were going to start selling your Instagram photos to companies as advertisements. The Internet's...
View ArticleA very meta stand-up routine on Conan has everyone reversing roles
Jon Dore on Conan a couple days ago…
View Article“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Bible Lesson
This Bible lesson will help older elementary children better understand what it means to be a creation of God. You will find learning activities and detailed directions below. Memory Verse: “How...
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A Christmas Memorial
Even for those of us who believe, it's always sad to have a loved one die on or near Christmas. On December 19, 1989, "Gram" finally succumbed to cancer in Tacoma, Washington. My mother-in-law, Edith...
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Musicians Find a Home on WordPress.com
If you had any doubt that WordPress.com makes a great online home for your band, the range of artists who are now using it to promote their work and grow their fan base should put that to rest. New...
View ArticleThe Childhood of Christ
Each year as Christmas approaches, I long to view the greatest of all stories through a lens that will remind me how truly amazing it is. Something in me wants a fresh take.
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The NRA Promises Some Sort of Big Announcement on Friday
The National Rifle Association, which went totally silent following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, released a statement on their newly reactivated Facebook page, saying: The NRA is made...
View ArticleShould I Expect Other People To Meet My Heart-Needs?
What God's Word teaches will fill your heart and transform your relationships --
View ArticlePresiding bishop to visit U.S. Navy personnel in Italy, to preach in Jerusalem
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will make a pastoral visit to American naval personnel in Italy and she has accepted the gracious invitation of...
View ArticleBollywood Christmas for Bradfords Asian community
Christmas broadcast airing specially for the tens of thousands of Asians living in Bradford
View ArticleJustifying the call
[Episcopal News Service] A number of years ago I helped plan a church event that despite our best efforts attracted only a handful of people. Afterwards one of the other organizers consoled me by...
View ArticleGod turns burdens into blessings
Cardinal Cormac MurphyOConnor spoke of the hope that Christ brought into the world and to each person in a radio appearance this morning
View ArticleChristmas magic?
[Episcopal News Service] Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in the Huffington Post’s religion section. We like to think of Christmas as a magical time of the year. That is particularly true...
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