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

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A Five-Year-Old and God

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

“The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God’s Spirit - it looked like a dove - descending and landing on him.” Matthew 3.16 [The Message]
 
 
Does the unassuming wisdom of a small child amaze you?  Recently I spent some time with my five-year-old cousin who [...]

Are We Praying with our Children?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

The National Day of Prayer takes place on May 7th, and I see signs of religious communities preparing for this day with announcements and postings and e-mails.  What I have yet to see is anything about children’s participation.  Maybe it is my responsibility to send out that type of information, but honestly it only occurred [...]