The first person in scripture to name God is Hagar. A woman. Single mother. African slave. She says “I have seen the one who sees me.” God calls her by name. Abram and Sarai do not. God has a way of exalting the vulnerable.

So many great books this year! goodreads.com/user/year_in_b…

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A thread on including children in worship: Adults think kids are adorable and love to laugh at cute things they do. To lots of kids though, this doesn't feel good, and it doesn't communicate a message of belonging.

Grateful that our little project on sacred play with children is being recognized. May our endeavors help nurture the faith in the youngest among us. @cicw crcna.org/news-and-event…

I’ve got bad news and good news. The bad news is that the Bible is written in ancient dead languages by ancient dead people, to ancient dead cultures. The good news is that it is living and active, and it’s written for all people, and God has given us teachers to understand it.

Parables can be uniquely hospitable to young minds and hearts. It is vital that we form new generations through true and beautiful storytelling. wolfbanebooks.com

Trinity awarded a $1.25M grant by Lilly Endowment Inc. for the Center for Faith and Children! Led by Dr. Mimi Larson, this center will equip ministry leaders, empower the local church, and support parents as they raise children to live out their faith. bit.ly/400PlHs

sam's speech in the two towers gets me every time, without fail

Let the little children come

I think one of the most counter cultural ways you can live as a Christian in 2024 is not cave into upper middle class culture to exhaust your kids into a million activities and allow them margin to experience the awe and wonder of God in their lives.

What if God made children as they are, to be needy and a bit chaotic. What if the fact that they disrupt my routines and my sense of control is a gift? What if God loves children as they are?

“The smoke rises up to remind us that the Holy Spirit does not just stay in one place, but goes with us wherever we go.” Opening worship together was beautiful! #AChildsWay24 #CSS24

That's a wrap on the last episode of Season 1 of The Child in Our Midst for The Center for Faith and Children. I can't wait for you to hear it!

This is a really thoughtful piece by Jared Kennedy Worth reading and reflecting on. thegospelcoalition.org/article/histor…

There's a promo video going around (i'm not going to share it) where they have kids read excuses people make for not wanting to serve in VBS. This is problematic, a thread...

Today we talked about the church calendar in children's church. I asked the kids: "I wonder why our calendar is a circle?" and a kid said, "Maybe it's because we have to keep doing it over and over again, because we still don't get it." He's not wrong.

Another tale from the intergenerational church. Little one, I saw you intently listening to the sermon today. You tried so hard but you are little. I suspect you didn’t understand everything. That’s okay, neither did I. I am glad we were in church together today.

How can we invite our children to worship with us and learn what it means to be the people of God? youtu.be/xQ7jL5JpwDA?si…

Tired, lonely parents struggle with superficial family discipleship programs. But by caring for parents’ faith, the church cares for the whole family, argue Mimi Larson, Lindsey Goetz, and Ahyuwani Akane. christianitytoday.com/2025/01/discip…