REPOST: From Fear and Apathy to Faith and Activism
The Debbs are taking February off to catch up with life. Here is a repost of an earlier, yet still timely, episode from 2025. In this episode, Debb and Deb discuss current events – As our stories grow more volatile and uncertain, a paradigm shift is more necessary than ever. Faith can be the catalyst…
Sunday Reflection – Lent I, February 22, 2026
Saying No Matthew Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested by the devil. 2 He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterward he was famished. 3 The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It…
Kids Korner: Lent I (February 22nd)
Read Matthew 4:1-11 with your family. This week we heard the story about Jesus going into the wilderness – which was really more like a hot, dusty desert – to be alone with God. Sometimes when something important is about to begin, we need quiet. We need space. We need to think and pray and…
Journey to Jerusalem
A modern family-friendly activity book with 60 pages full of actions, crafts, and more to help children and teens engage with the Lenten Season. . For a taste of what can be found inside:
Ash Wednesday Reflection – February 18, 2026
How To Guide to Faithful Living Matthew 6 When you do good deeds, don’t try to show off. If you do, you won’t get a reward from your Father in heaven. 2 When you give to the poor, don’t blow a loud horn. That’s what show-offs do in the synagogues and on the street corners, because…
Sunday Reflection – Transfiguration Sunday, February 15, 2026
A Vision Matthew 17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 Then…
Kids Korner: Transfiguration (February 15th)
Read Matthew 17:1-9 with your family. The Transfiguration is a big word for a simple truth: For a moment, the disciples saw who Jesus really was. Not just a teacher.Not just a miracle-worker.Not just their friend. They saw God in action. And then He went back to walking dusty roads with them. Sometimes God lets…
Valentine’s Day with deeper meaning
Valentine’s Day didn’t begin with roses, chocolates, or candlelit dinners. It began with a priest. As the story is told: In the third century, under the rule of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, young men were forbidden to marry. The emperor believed single men made better soldiers than husbands and fathers. A Christian priest named…
Lent 2026
Once again we are getting ready to walk the Lenten Journey. Ash Wednesday begins on February 18th. How to Lent for Teens and How to Lent with Kids are now up on the website. These are journeys that can be shared by all ages, not just those who fall into the age categories of Teens…
Sunday Reflection – February 8, 2026
Salt & Light Matthew 5 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 14 “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. 15 People…
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