Miss Betsy and the Rope

Miss Betsy and the Rope

Miss Betsy’s* house is my last stop on my Meals on Wheels route, so I can stay and chat without needing to rush. She’s always in the mood to talk, whether I find her sitting on her porch with a book or she meets me at the door, gripping her walker on wheels. First, I...

Faces of Easter 7: Celebrating the Risen Christ

Welcome to Faces of Easter VII: Celebrating the Risen Christ, our lesson for Easter Sunday. What a beautiful and important lesson we have this Sunday: the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. I love how Godly Play presents this lesson, reminding children that the...

Faces of Easter VII: Celebrating the Risen Christ

Welcome to Faces of Easter VII: Celebrating the Risen Christ, our lesson for Easter Sunday, April 12, though we won’t be meeting, of course. I’m putting this out during our global pandemic just in case it can help someone who might be using these stories at home or on...
Happy Easter! Alleluiah!

Happy Easter! Alleluiah!

This children’s sermon was given on Easter, April 12, 2020, to our livestream congregation during the coronavirus pandemic.  Good morning, girls and boys! It’s great to be with you this morning, even though we can’t be in person. Happy Easter! Have...
Seeing Is Believing – Doubts and Thomas

Seeing Is Believing – Doubts and Thomas

This children’s sermon was written to accompany a sermon about seeing God around us. The senior minister asked me to talk about how it’s hard to trust what we cannot see. This particular Sunday, the children remembered the story about Thomas and his...