“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 [...]

“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 [...]

“We have gifts that differ according to the grace given us” Romans 12.6 
Storytelling has been a tradition in many cultures and families for centuries.  Storytelling is also a part of our Christian heritage.  Jesus used storytelling to teach.  Sermons sometimes tell a story.  You may know people who have the gift of storytelling, but for [...]

“Who do people say that the Son of Man is… But who do you say that I am?” -Matthew 16.13, 15 
Those who did not know Jesus mistook him for someone else, but Simon Peter, who knew Jesus through the grace of God identified him as the Messiah!  There is something quite comforting about knowing who someone is, [...]