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Bible Readings: Habakkuk 1:1-7; 2:1-4, 3:[3b-6], 17-19 Free Resource: Waiting Is Hard (Cross+Gen Education) Advent Theme (December 2 – December 23): Faith in God’s Promises This week marks the beginning of Advent, a season of waiting. So, it makes sense … Continue reading
Bible Readings: 1 Kings 3:4-28 Free Resource: Protecting the Vulnerable (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (October 14 – November 4): Living Faithfully in the Promise We continue in the Narrative Lectionary and our theme of Living Faithfully in the Promise. Joshua retold … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Genesis 12:1-9 Free Resource: Blessed to Be a Blessing (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (September 9 – October 7): God’s Promises Bring Hope In the second week of the Narrative Lectionary, we go from global to local, macro … Continue reading
Free Resource: Creation Celebration (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Rally Day is Coming It might be comforting news, anxiety-producing, or neither, but the school/program year is approaching! For some congregations, there’s not much a difference between one Sunday to the next … Continue reading
Free Resource: Far from Home (Cross+Gen Education Activity) Women in the Bible- Heroes of the Faith If you are following the summer series for the Narrative Lectionary, it’s time to start looking at the Book of Ruth. Ruth is one … Continue reading
Bible Readings: Acts 2:1-21; Philippians 4:4-7 Free Resources: The Help of the Holy Spirit (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (April 29 – May 20): Living in Hope This is the last week of the Narrative Lectionary for this year, Sunday being … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 20:19-31 Free Resources: Believe It or Not (Cross+Gen Education) Unit Theme (April 1 – April 22): Good News Spreads I really think Thomas gets a bad rap. In Scripture, he’s referred to as Thomas the Twin, … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 10:1-18 (Ash Wednesday), John 11:1-44 (Lent 1) Free Resources: Ashes and Dust (Ash Wednesday) & Follow Me Art (Lent 1) Lenten Theme 1 (February 18—March 4): Following Jesus This week marks the beginning of Lent, with … Continue reading
Bible Readings: John 2:13-25 Free Resources: Build It Up, Tear It Down (Cross+Gen Activity) Unit Theme (December 31—January 21): Encountering the Messiah What is Jesus up to? He challenges the religious leaders to tear down “this temple,” but he … Continue reading
NL Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Free Resource: Bone Snapshots (Cross+Gen Education) Advent Theme (December 3—December 24): God’s Presence Brings Life “Ezekiel connected dem dry bones,” begins the old spiritual. But, the truth of the story is that Ezekiel was only the instrument. … Continue reading