Happy birthday, church! Pentecost is usually regarded as the day God created the church. Jesus ascended into heaven and sent the Holy Spirit as a helper to the disciples. God’s spirit was poured out on all believers that day in a way that it had never been before. Tongues of
If I think about it, I can come up with the list of the fruit of the Spirit I learned along ago in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School. If I sing the song to myself I can even come up with them in the correct order which says something
I do not remember celebrating Ascension Day when I was in school. I can see why. Easter has just passed, and honestly my teachers’ minds were probably on making it to May rather than on coming up with creative and super-engaging projects. Plus, the holiday is not typically all that
Although it is probably the most cliche phrase in the history of motherhood, I have to say my kids are growing up too fast! Being a parent is a weird mix of delighting in watching your children learn new things and grow into wonderful human beings, and at the same
When I was younger my family and I took a couple trips to Disney World. Even if you’ve never had the chance to make it to the happiest place on earth, I’m sure you know how fun but exhausting these trips can be. Amongst all the happy memories are the
Good Friday is the last of the events of Holy Week. The day with the most ironic name in history. It’s the day on which the worst thing that could possibly happen took place. Yet it is also because of this day that we have a restored relationship with God,
Where would you have been on Palm Sunday? I think we’d all like to say that we would have been part of the crowd lining the streets throwing off their coats, waving palm branches are crying, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” They were happy to have a king riding
When I was in grade school my teacher assigned a Lent activity that involved illustrating a Lent hymn picked from the hymnal without adding the name of the song from which we drew inspiration. She then put them up on the bulletin board and throughout Lent the class tried to
Maundy Thursday is an action-packed day. There are so many different angles to explore. Jesus gives his disciples the Last Supper, and they celebrate communion for the first time. Our Savior washes his disciples’ feet teaching them to live a life poured out for others. Judas betrays Jesus to his
I love Holy Week. My dad and husband are both pastors so it seems I’ve always spent more time at church than at home during Holy Week. But really that’s the best place to be in the week leading up to Easter. Christmas has so many activities and traditions outside
