Give Christmas its due, but Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. In fact, I find it very unbecoming that we seem to skip over Thanksgiving for Christmas year after year. As stores put away the Halloween decorations and candy on November …
Make Your Fall Harvest Festival a Community Outreach
For many faith communities, the Fall Harvest Festival is the highlight of the crispy autumn season and a nice prelude into Thanksgiving and Advent. Who doesn’t love sweaters, flannel, bonfires, and s’mores? Well, if you think about it that way, …
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Why not a Back-to-School Sunday?
Another summer is closing as the new school year is here. Why not mark this transition by having a special Back-to-School Sunday? Your Back-to-School Sunday can be a poignant time in asking the congregation to partner with families to bless …
Four Ways to End Summer with a Bang
It’s that time of year we never see coming—the dog days of summer. It’s the in-between time—between all our summer fun and school returning. All the VBS props are packed away and the committee won’t meet again for months. All …
Women of the Bible: Pilate’s Wife and Jesus’ Women Supporters
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting significant named and unnamed women of the Bible. The CEB Women’s Bible provides helpful indexes of all these named and unnamed women as well as over 140 insightful profiles. Written by female pastors, …
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Women of the Bible: Job’ Wife
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting significant named and unnamed women of the Bible. The CEB Women’s Bible provides helpful indexes of all these named and unnamed women as well as over 140 insightful profiles. Written by female pastors, …
Women of the Bible: Esther
In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re highlighting significant named and unnamed women of the Bible. The CEB Women’s Bible provides helpful indexes of all these named and unnamed women as well as over 140 insightful profiles. Written by female pastors, …
