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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Looking for a specific topic? Look no further. The Archives page has every Grow Christians post ever written, arranged by topic. Table Grace with Little Ones. 8211; Jamie Osborne. Praying with Kids Matters – For a Lifetime. 8211; Rachel Jones. A 3-year-old led the prayer. And it was good. 8211; Rachel Jones. High Low Sad Funny Sorry: Playing and Prayers. 8211; Ann Benton Fraser. Talking about the Cross with young children. 8211; Matthew Kozlowski. A Hous...

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Discipleship

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Lent is about persistence, not perfection. March 2, 2017. There will be days when we don’t run well when we fall down or throw up or cry or can’t finish. And that is ok. We have not ruined Lent. My First Confession: Apologizing to God. February 21, 2017. The heavy stone of guilt was lifted. This was not magic, but mystery. Bringing kingdom metaphors to life (with seeds, scraps, and bread dough). February 15, 2017. Your Altars at Home. February 10, 2017.

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Prayer

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Teaching Our Kids to Pray for Our Enemies. February 22, 2017. No parent, not matter how old your child is, wants to watch his or her child to be hurt. We need to find ways to rebuild our children so that they want to continue to pursue their goals. This time, we did this by praying for those who wish us to fail. Parenting in Pain: I Will, with God’s Help. October 19, 2016. The Best Parenting Prayer I Know. June 20, 2016. By Jerusalem Jackson Greer. Table...

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Liturgical Year

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Helping Little Ones with Lent. March 7, 2017. Persecution, betrayal, torture and agonizing death don’t make for contented bedtime stories or heart-warming conversation around the dinner table. How do we help little ones understand Lent? Filed Under: Liturgical Year. Lent is a great time to teach young children about Christ, our Good Shepherd. Here’s how. March 6, 2017. Filed Under: Liturgical Year. Tagged With: Good Shepherd. March 1, 2017. By Jerusalem ...

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Grow Christians welcomes original submissions of blog posts on faith at home and/or faithful parenting. We want to publish concise, well-written, first-person stories and reflections from a diverse group of Episcopalians seeking to live and share our faith, especially with younger generations. Expected to be perfect or provide final answers to readers. Grow Christians is a place on the Internet where we are all growing. This includes the editor. All inqu...

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Kids

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Here you will find prayers, discussion questions, and Activities you can do at home with your kids to continue the conversation that began on Sunday morning. 8203;On this page you will find prayers, conversation topics, and activities to do with your kids at home throughout the week. They will often be based on the readings from the previous Sunday. We hope that these suggestions will help continue conversations that began Sunday morning throughout the week. 8203;Here is a place to have conversations abo...

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Allison Sandlin Liles

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. The disciples cast lots to select St. Matthias. My kids do too. February 24, 2017. By Allison Sandlin Liles. The Israelites didn’t see casting lots as a game of chance. They saw it as a revelation of God’s will. Filed Under: Liturgical Year. Tagged With: 1 Chronicles. Jesus’ Baptism – and Ours. January 8, 2017. By Allison Sandlin Liles. Jesus’ baptism marked an incredible turning point in his life and ministry. What about ours? December 28, 2016. Septemb...

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Authors

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Grace Aheron is the founder of Charis Community. An intentional community of radical Christian discipleship in the Diocese of Virginia. Charis Community is a partnership with Grace Church, Red Hill, a mission parish outside of Charlottesville. Meredith Baker is an educator, an award-winning historian. Faith at Home: A Handbook for Cautiously Christian Parents. Kim Faasse is the Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries at Holy Comforter Episcopal...

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Nurya Love Parish

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. Ash Wednesday – and Endurance. March 1, 2017. By Nurya Love Parish. The day will come when death slaps my kids in the face. When it does, I want them to remember all our Ash Wednesdays. Filed Under: Liturgical Year. Tagged With: Ash Wednesday. Lent (Madness) at Home with Teens and Tweens. February 16, 2017. By Nurya Love Parish. Our traditional family observance isn’t fitting so well at this stage of our life. Might Lent Madness? We Love our Readers!

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A special place for prayer at home?

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A community of disciples practicing faith at home. A special place for prayer at home? January 9, 2017. By Nurya Love Parish. Twenty years ago, I was young, single, and a new minister with a two-bedroom apartment. I had space to spare, so I set aside my loft area for prayer. It was a peaceful place with no furniture except a small table and a pillow where I could sit. There was a lovely view of my neighborhood; I was happy to have a quiet place to pray. Then I became an Episcopalian. I finally had a ...