This Sunday we are excited to celebrate All Saints’ Sunday, which is one of seven major feast days in the life of the Church.  We will honor the saints…

This past Sunday Emily Greenfield, one of our wonderful Godly Play storytellers, shared the “Story of Jeremiah” lesson with our 2nd-4th grade children during children’s chapel.  This story…

During the week I really enjoy sharing the stories of our faith with the preschool students at Good Shepherd Day School.  I usually share a new Bible story each week using our Godly Play curriculum.  In her book…

The appointed Old Testament and Gospel readings for this Sunday center on the extravagant and boundless healing power of God. In the reading from 2 Kings, the prophet Elisha…

I decided to take some time off as well to rest and enjoy this beautiful weather.  As I was soaking in the sunshine earlier today, I was filled with gratitude for the many wonderful gifts from God….

This morning I enjoyed sharing the Godly Play “Creation” story with our kindergarten students at Good Shepherd Day School.  This story begins with…

Peace be with you!  In this Sunday’s appointed Old Testament reading from the book of Jeremiah, the prophet Jeremiah expresses his deep sadness about the spiritual and physical brokenness of his nation, Judah.  He says…

Peace be with you!  This past Sunday our children’s chapel leaders gathered together for a fall training to learn more about children’s ways of being with God and God’s ways of being with children…

Peace be with you!  In this Sunday’s appointed Gospel reading from Luke, Jesus uses some very strong language in hopes of grabbing our attention.  Jesus says…

Peace be with you!  I had the great pleasure of participating in an International Godly Play Virtual Summit earlier this afternoon.  Over one hundred Godly Play practitioners from around the world gathered together to share…

This Sunday’s appointed Gospel reading from Luke is the story of Jesus healing a woman who suffered from a destructive spirit for eighteen years.  The story describes her as…

This Sunday’s appointed Gospel reading from Luke has always felt somewhat jarring and confusing to me, as though Jesus’ intention in this passage is to break apart families.  Jesus says…

Peace be with you!  The month of August can sometimes feel stressful for families as they walk through the many transitions of a new school year.

Peace be with you!  In this Sunday’s Gospel reading, Jesus teaches us that “one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions” (Luke 12:15).  Rather, Jesus encourages us to center our lives on becoming rich toward God.  

Peace be with you!  In this Sunday’s Gospel reading from Luke, one of Jesus’ disciples asks Jesus to teach him how to pray.  Jesus teaches him the words we know as the “Lord’s Prayer”, which is the same prayer we pray before receiving Holy Communion every Sunday.