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October 13th, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
A couple of years ago, I read some articles about the consequences of the lack of failure and grit in students’ character. The authors suggest that students who face adversity and persevere through it tend to be more⦠Read More
October 5th, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
Not much would have to be changed in this week’s lectionary themes to make them entirely relevant to our world and culture today. Imagine that. Jeremiah lived 700± years before⦠Read More
September 29th, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
This Sunday is World Communion Sunday. In our 9:00 a.m. Family Worship and at 11:00 a.m., our story of the Good Shepherd demonstrates World Communion. The Good Shepherd leads his flock to their “table”⦠Read More
September 21st, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
“Oh God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come…” If you were reared in a mainline Protestant church, you are probably familiar with this hymn. The⦠Read More
August 31st, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
80+ years after first being published, the children’s books of Margaret Wise Brown continue to top a lot of nursery shelves and libraries. Already, four or more generations of parents and children share⦠Read More
August 17th, 2016 by Kathryn Carroll
Now that we have passed the mid-point in August, I wonder if those of you with school children are beginning to feel the dynamic pull toward something new. I remember⦠Read More