“… for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” - Mark 10.14b

Archive for September, 2008

What are you doing in Children’s Church?

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

“And he took the children up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.” Mark 10.16
   Many young adults today spent their childhood in children’s churches that failed to teach children how to worship in the larger Christian community.  Jennifer, at Old Bethel United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, expressed her concerns that many of [...]

Children’s Sabbath

Friday, September 5th, 2008

“When will we hear Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s call to end poverty in America?” is the focus of this year’s Children’s Sabbath - October 17-19. 
I pondered this question for a while, realizing that maybe we have heard, but have not heeded the call.  I imagine that your life, like mine, is busy and full and [...]