Redefining Church It has been a long, difficult time this spring. Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic threatened our health and economy, but it has closed the doors of our church buildings. Depending on when things started going badly in … Continue reading
It is now time to celebrate the festival of Pentecost. This marks the end of the main Narrative Lectionary calendar as well as the beginning of summer, at least church-wise. What are we celebrating? In a word: a gift. What … Continue reading
Bible Reading: Acts 2:1-4; 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 Free Resource: Building the Body (Cross+Gen Education, NL) Unit Theme (May 17—May 31): The Power of God’s Love The Point: Each of us is given gifts by the Holy Spirit to serve others. … Continue reading
This week marks the last week of the season of Easter. On May 31, we will celebrate Pentecost Sunday. It’s fitting that this last assigned reading is on the topic that is the entire point of Easter: the resurrection. The … Continue reading
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57 Free Resource: Overcoming Death Mural (Kids PK-2nd, NL) Unit Theme (May 17—May 31): The Power of God’s Love The Point: We can rejoice since the risen Christ will destroy death forever. Last week, in … Continue reading
If you or your congregation have been following the Narrative Lectionary, you might notice that we skip from 1 Corinthians chapter 1 to chapter 13 this week. If not, well, we do. Aside from chapter 12, which we will read … Continue reading
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Free Resource: Practicing Love (Cross+Gen Worship, NL) Unit Theme (May 17—May 31): The Power of God’s Love The Point: God’s love is the greatest gift we can receive and share. This week, we have moved … Continue reading
Last week, we read about the apostle Paul’s visit to the city of Thessalonica and his later letter to the church there. This week, we follow Paul as he heads south to the city of Corinth. The passage in Acts … Continue reading
We are living through difficult times, and I know many of you are either still working toward effective faith formation ministries right now or making alternate plans for summer, including VBS. But whenever you start planning for the next program … Continue reading