children Archives

A prayer for mothers and those who wish to mother

Posted August 19th, 2020

We give thanks for your goodness and mercy toward us. We are grateful for your loving kindness and care for your children through the ages. We thank you for your protection and correction. And we thank you that we of all genders, ethnicities and racialization bear the imprint of your caring nature.

Vacation Bible School in the ‘new normal’

Posted July 6th, 2020

Christian educators and congregations are looking at creative, new approaches to Vacation Bible School for a COVID-19 world.

Building the household of God with children, youth and young adults

Posted June 16th, 2020

Take a minute to look back on your life. Who all have you lived with? In the earliest parts of our lives, we might live with parents or grandparents or other caring adults. Perhaps siblings. Over the years, we might live with friends and extended family, family of choice or even sometimes with strangers. And sometimes we might find ourselves living alone.

Serious JuJu: Warehouse closed but ministry continues

Posted May 27th, 2020

Serious JuJu, a skateboarding ministry and 1001 New Worshiping Community in Kalispell, Montana, has been faithful to seeing, feeding and strengthening kids; celebrating skateboarders; and serving Christ for 13 years.

Minute for Mission: Presbyterian Men

Posted May 27th, 2020

For this Father’s Day Mission Yearbook entry, I decided to rely heavily on one of the National Council of Presbyterian Men’s Bible Study Guides prepared by Presbyterian men for Presbyterian men. There are 24 of these study guides; 23 are based on books of the Bible and one on “Some Biblical Bases of a Brief Statement of Faith.” The guide used for this Minute for Mission, based on 1 Samuel, is titled “Fathers, Brothers, Friends and Others: A Study of Male Relationships,” authored by H. Michael Brewer and edited by Curtis A. Miller. The other references also come from the study guide.

Raising hope among children and youth

Posted May 22nd, 2020

The Pentecost Offering, one of the PC(USA)’s four annual special offerings, supports ministries for youth, children and young adults.

Minute for Mission: May Friendship Day

Posted April 23rd, 2020

May Friendship Day, a Church Women United initiative, is most often celebrated on the first Friday of the month of May around a theme of shared concern for Christian women and their communities. The predecessor to May Friendship Day, May Fellowship Day, began in 1933 after two Christian women’s groups planned gatherings based on similar concerns: child health and children of migrant families. These groups united and over the years eventually became what we now know as Church Women United. The May celebration has been continually observed since 1933; in 1999, Church Women United changed the name from May Fellowship Day to May Friendship Day.

Cue the string section

Posted March 16th, 2020

Glasgow (Kentucky) Presbyterian String Academy was born, says the church’s transitional minister, the Rev. Charlie Evans, because the church paid attention to what God was saying. It’s a good thing Presbytery of Mid-Kentucky was listening as well.

Justice through a child’s eyes

Posted February 20th, 2020

Christians have an opportunity to raise justice-oriented children and equip them with eyes to see the world the way Jesus sees it.

A girl and a Bible

Posted February 12th, 2020

“Did you write this?” I glanced at the page. Squarish letters in black ink with variable-width strokes. Just the kind I used to make with a chisel-end pen. Just the kind I inscribed on numerous baptismal certificates and wedding records over the years. Definitely my work.