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  • Asking children questions about God

    The other day, I asked my daughters if they had any tough questions about God. I was doing this to help me brainstorm questions for our “Coffee and Theology” group at church. This group meets every two weeks or so,… Continue reading

    Asking children questions about God
  • Pockets full of candy (or not)

    When I was a kid, our advent calendar was full of candy. That was enough for me. The calendar itself was a length of felt. Its color was off-white, something like the background color of this blog. There were rows… Continue reading

    Pockets full of candy (or not)
  • A middle-way for upside-down prayers

    My children seem to be most comfortable praying upside-down. Or while crawling on top of one another. Or with their feet in my face. In this, they’re probably similar to most kids. I often hear my parishioners complain about having… Continue reading

    A middle-way for upside-down prayers