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Read ArticleOctober 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
Lawyer: “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus: “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” Lawyer: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and...
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Read ArticleAnxiety and the Pandemic: How Parents Can Cope While Sending Children Back to School
You, as parents, serve as the critical link in the bicycle chain of getting our educational system back on the road during this crisis, both for our nation and for our families. When...
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Read ArticleSeptember 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
My social media feeds have been filled with school-related posts for the better part of this year. When the statewide shut-downs first occurred because of the pandemic, many posted...
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Read ArticleNo More Stress: Teaching the Faith at Home
As I write this, I am listening to the decisions made by my home state of Minnesota about school this fall. After this spring and the experience of distance learning , my children and I...
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Read ArticleMarriage and the Art of Adjectives
There are people in this world who are grammar nuts. It’s their “thing.” They have an uncanny ability to track down a misplaced preposition. They seem to understand the difference...
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Read ArticleUsing a Children’s Hymnal at Home, Church, and School
What’s the very first thing you do when you get to church on Sunday morning? With social distancing it might look a bit different right now, but do you usually greet the people around...
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Read ArticleSetting a Family Devotion Routine for Back to School
Back-to-school season was much closer to “back-to-chaos” season for my family. Even as an only child, I was part of so many extracurriculars that my parents were constantly running me...
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Read ArticleYou Are Qualified to Teach the Faith at Home
“As the head of the family should teach … ” Teaching at home is a concept that has rocked the world of young families this year. Honestly, not even simply teaching at home,...
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Read ArticleAugust 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
Navigating the world of parenting can often feel like running a gauntlet. How to birth your child, feed your child, and help her sleep; what he should play with and read; the daily...
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Read Article4 Tips for Faith-Focused “Screen-Free” Hours this Summer
Our new normal will not feel normal. In many states across the country, local governments are rolling out reopening plans. This all coincides with school letting out for “summer”, which...
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Read Article5 Non-Traditional Options for Teaching the Bible this Summer
Summer is almost here, and it is not starting off how we had all hoped. Everyone is scrambling trying to figure out if in-person events (from birthday parties to worship services and...
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Read ArticleThings I Love About My Dad
Daughters have two fathers: their heavenly Father and their human father. Both care for them immensely, but it is human fathers that have the joyful vocation of raising their daughters...
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Read ArticleJune 2020 Everyday Faith Calendar
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Read ArticleFive Reasons to Start Reading with CPH Reads
When I was younger, I loved being part of reading programs. I would stay up all night under the covers with a flashlight, reading some of my favorite books until my parents would come...
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Read ArticleThe Importance of Bedtime Stories
When I was a child, my bedtime routine always ended with a story. After dinner, my sisters and I would have about an hour to finish up anything we needed to finish and then the routine...
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Read ArticleNational Day of Prayer Activities
It’s the National Day of Prayer. Today, people all over the country are going to be bowing their heads in prayer for the nation. We should always pray, but this year, our need for a...
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9:34Watch VideoPrayer: Learning How to Talk to God | Children's Book Storytime with Gail Pawlitz
For National Day of Prayer, gather your family together and join author Gail Pawlitz as she reads Prayer: Learning How to Talk to God by Jeannette Goth. As she reads, Gail provides opportunities for v
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Read ArticleMothers and Fathers: The Christian Parenting Team
My parents are two of the most supportive people in my life. When I told them I was moving to St. Louis for a job, they immediately helped me find a relative to live with temporarily,...
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Read ArticleThe Altogether Beautiful Mess of Motherhood
I thought motherhood would be different. I thought there would be snuggles and milestones and cheerleading. I thought I would meet new friends and nap when my children napped. I knew...
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Read ArticleReminding Children of God’s Faithfulness through Prayer
My friend’s son is having a hard time with this unique time of isolation. He’s frustrated, angry, sad, and scared. He misses his friends, his school, his Sunday School teachers, and...
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