We piled onto the couch earlier this week to read our book, Jesus Returns to Heaven, in preparation to celebrate the Ascension this week. Β My kids wasted no time in asking, with excited, baited breath, if we could make Sky Jello again. Β It is amazing how bringing the taste buds into the learning process makes […]
Archives for May 2015
Hands-on Discipleship Moments: Ideas for Celebrating the Ascension
” Celebrating Christmas gives us faith; it affirms that our beliefs have roots in the historical fact of the incarnation. Celebrating Easter gives us assurance; it affirms that Christ wiped away our sin by his great sacrifice and triumphed over death. Celebrating the Ascension gives us hope and points us toward transformation; it affirms that […]
A Time to Hold and a Time to Let Go
As dusk approaches, my oldest and I slip out to the trail behind our new home for a stroll. The birds chirp as a slight breeze rustles through the trees – music to my ears. He looks at me with a special smile and grabs my hand. Both of us are lost in thought. I […]