Summer of Stories 2022. In these last 10 weeks, we have explored stories that come from all parts of the scriptures. From the Genesis narratives of the patriarchs to now the early Christian community after Jesus’s ascension, we have attempted to get in the shoes of children who have been integral parts of the unfolding… Read More »

Summer of Stories 2022. We are talking about children in the Bible, especially those children specifically mentioned as an important character in the plot, even a catalyst for the entire story. We have moved since the beginning of July from the earliest families of the Bible to today, the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth in… Read More »

Summer of Stories. We have spent the last 8 Sunday mornings exploring stories with children as central or pivotal characters. We have wandered with the patriarchs. We have wondered at the strength, courage, and resilience of children who have spoken to those in powerful positions. We have marveled at the wisdom and realism of children… Read More »

Summer of stories 2022. Stories of children in the Bible. We have explored seven stories thus far in our journey: Cain and Abel, Ishmael, Isaac, Moses and Miriam, Samuel, a widow’s son in the northern kingdom of Israel, and Jesus. Each story has opened conversations and reflections for us to carry into the week ahead… Read More »

Summer of Stories 2022. Because of our backpack blessing during children’s time, I skipped ahead a long way from our story last week in 2 Kings. We have crossed over from the world of the Kings of ancient Israel to the era of the Greco-Roman empire in the first century CE, almost 700 years later.… Read More »

Summer of stories. We continue our warm weather journey through stories with children as central characters. We have walked with Cain and Abel, Isaac and Ishmael, Moses and Miriam, and even the first prophet of Israel, Samuel, in their childhood experiences. We have tried to hear these familiar stories anew from the children’s perspectives, and… Read More »

Summer of stories 2022. We are exploring stories in the scriptures with children as central characters. We have looked at the stories of Cain and Abel, Ishmael and Isaac, and Moses and Miriam. Interesting thus far, we have studied pairs of siblings, some together and others in their individual stories. Each story has offered us… Read More »

Summer of stories 2022 – children of the Bible. We began our series with Cain and Abel, the first siblings in the biblical narrative. Cain’s jealousy drives him to murder his brother, but God does not do the same to Cain. More violence is not going to stem the violence that has already plagued the… Read More »

Summer of Stories 2022. We are on week 3, the story of the binding of Isaac, Abraham’s second son. In our first week, we explored sibling rivalry on the family farm in the story of Cain and Abel. We were challenged by God’s mercy and patience in the face of Cain’s jealousy and lack of… Read More »

Summer of Stories. During these warm months of 2022, we are looking at stories from the scriptures about children or with children as major characters. This task is challenging because our stories are not often clear about the age of the characters, but we are still able to identify with so much of what happens… Read More »