I spent much of last week immersed in the theory of evolution. This would be unsurprising if I were a science teacher, but I work at a church. We are currently …
Kids
Spring Again?! This Time, It’s Shinto Style
For most Americans, spring officially begins around March 21st. Not so, according to several of the world’s sacred traditions. I recently wrote about Makar …
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Brigid for Kids!
This weekend, we celebrate Brigid/Imbolc. It’s one of my favorite religious holidays because it is, by its very nature, interfaith, cross-cultural, and great …
Multifaith Mashup: Being Child-Like
It seems I talk about my kids constantly during the holidays. My husband and I used to talk about them, more or less constantly, when they were babies. And we …
Our Interfaith Advent
Last Sunday was the first Sunday of Advent for many Christian churches around the world. Since our curriculum is interfaith, our Advent season is, too. Our …
Why Our Sunday School Celebrates Diwali
Our Sunday School program finds a way to celebrate the holidays of most major religions. Sometimes, we celebrate them along with the rest of the world. …
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(Un)Happy Halloween?
Halloween is clearly suffering from an identity crisis. Everyone, it seems, has the correct answer about the holiday’s origins and how it should be observed in …