Season of the Nativity Study Guide

On the Handouts page of my website is a free guide for a four-week study of the Season of the Nativity. The first three weeks are about Advent; the last week is about Christmas and Epiphany. The study can be used with small groups or Sunday School class. Many of the...

Celebrating Advent at Home

I love Advent for many reasons: Advent is the start of a new Church/liturgical year. I think of the liturgical year as the annual pilgrimage we make as the Church and as individuals through the stories of our spiritual ancestors. Every year we read through a cycle of...

Gratitude Gobbler for Thanksgiving 2016

“Let us come before God with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” (Psalm 95:2 NIV) For a Thanksgiving Day activity with family and friends, pass out the Gratitude Gobbler prayer page with some colored markers, pencils, or crayons. Invite people to list...