Mar 27, 2014 | books, thanksgiving, writing
From my book Writing to God: Kids’ Edition, prayer idea #2: Write to God about your feelings. Tell God when you’re happy. God likes to hear your joy! You can write sentences about feeling happy, or write a list of thanks that make you happy. For example,...
Dec 23, 2013 | books, Christmas, Monday Muse
For the Christmas-weary and the inspiration-drained, for the spiritually overwhelmed and the spiritually skeptical, the simple story of Dance in the Desert is a gift of exquisite imagination and wonder for the post-Christmas season. Madeleine L’Engle’s...
Nov 18, 2013 | Advent, books, Christmas, Monday Muse
A bumper sticker with a prominent nativity image proclaims, “Jesus is the Reason for the Season,” raising its witness to a Good News that isn’t contingent upon wreaths and light displays and holiday sales. Yet even “Jesus is the Reason for the...
Nov 4, 2013 | books, Christmas, Monday Muse
Let’s be honest: I already started my Christmas shopping, right around the time that Halloween costumes and Christmas wreaths were hanging on display only one aisle apart in the craft store. I’m guessing you’ve started too, or at least you have a...
Oct 28, 2013 | books, Jesus, Monday Muse
Starting on Monday, November 4, I will be posting a new weekly feature here on my blog — Monday Muse — with book reviews, musical inspiration, and creative resources for your worship planning! But I can’t resist an early preview posting of Monday...
Jul 12, 2013 | books, images of God, nature, psalm, writing
Today’s prayer prompt comes from Writing to God: Kids’ Edition, my second book and an engaging resource to encourage young readers in prayer. One of my favorite prompts in the Kids’ Edition holds endless possibilities for prayer: “What’s...
