VBS: Not For Kids Only
Today’s post is by Paul Friesen-Carper who serves as Assistant Director of Music at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This July, Adult V. (no B.S.) was held at Art House North in Saint Paul, MN, where Humble...
Hear My Voice: A Prison Prayer Book
Today’s post is by Deacon Mitzi J. Budde, Head Librarian and Professor at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. Imagine yourself suddenly, unexpectedly arrested and put in jail. You find yourself locked in a cell, perhaps with multiple strangers or...
Sharing the Mystery of Faith: An Easter Worship Story
Today’s post is by Jennifer Shimota Krushas, Pastor at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in High Point, North Carolina. During the Sunday school hour each Easter morning, our “kids” (tiny toddlers to young adults home from college) gather in the prayer chapel...
The Fire of Your Love: Worship Visuals for Pentecost
Today’s post is by Linda Witte Henke, an artist specializing in liturgically purposed art for congregation, synod, and churchwide settings (See three new collections of print-on-demand banner fabrics at www.lindahenke.com). This is Linda’s third post offering designs and templates for...
Good Friday for Children: Exploring All Three Days
Today’s post is by Virginia Cover, Senior Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Have you ever noticed that attendance of families with young children tends to be sparse on Good Friday? As a pastor, I have certainly...
God Will Carry Us Through Every Death: Worshiping with Children on Ash Wednesday
Today’s post is by Miriam Schmidt, pastor/priest of All Saints in Big Sky, a shared ministry of the Episcopal and Lutheran (ELCA) Churches in Big Sky, Montana. Children know about death. More than we give them credit for. Many kids...