” 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 […]
Pentecost
Preparing for Pentecost!
I ended up caving and making my kids that yummy jello treat when we celebrated the Ascension last Thursday. My grocery store didn’t have any blue jello, so we fudged and I made juice sweetened jello (with white grape juice and blue food dye). It was a hit and something we’ll definitely do again next […]
Pentecost
All of our preparations and activities this past week and a half culmintated in our Pentecost party. Sunday marked 50 days after we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus. And 50 days after THAT day was when the Holy Spirit came, giving power and boldness. That was the day that the disciples boldly proclaimed the good news of […]
Tutorial: Pentecost Crowns
One of the perks of parenthood is taking the time to really think about spiritual things since I have the job of teaching it to my young one’s. I’m finding during this season that my thoughts are drawn to what the disciples must have felt during this rapidly changing time. The events leading up to the […]
Helping Kids Prepare for Pentecost
After Jesus rose from the dead, He spent another 40 days here on earth. He talked with His disciples, opened up Scripture and explained why He had to come and why He had to die. Right before He ascended back into heaven, He told his disciples to wait in Jerusalem. They ended up waiting 10 […]