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Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of Matthew 24-25; Mark 12-13; and Luke 21 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. “Inasmuch as ye did it not…

Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of Matthew 21-23; Mark 11; Luke 19-20; John 12 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. “And when Jesus came to…

Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of Luke 12-17; John 11 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and…

Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of Luke 12-17; John 11 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet…

Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of John 7-10 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. “Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one…

Story contributed by Kristen Click here for the theological background of Matthew 18; Luke 10 Remember, repetition helps children internalize and make connections. It might be a good idea to read the same story every day for a week. You can add different activities every day. “Go, and do thou likewise.” Luke 10:37 One day,…

Alive Written by Kristen Theological Background “Don’t be alarmed,” [the angel] said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.  Mark 16:6 Mark 16, John 20. On Sunday, the sun rises again, but all things are new. The tomb is…

Grieving Written by Kristen Theological Background Saturday does not receive any attention in Mark’s account. In the other gospels, there are a few additions that reflect the evolving theology of the later Jesus movements. Sometimes called “the harrowing of hell,” traditions depicting this day tell of Jesus visiting hell, crushing Hades, and liberating the honorable…

Losing Written by Kristen Theological Background With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last Mark 15:37 Mark 15. Good Friday, or Holy Friday, is a solemn day. It marks the day Jesus willingly succumbed to the Roman domination system and died without fanfare or rescue. The cross is a symbol of Roman imperialism. It was…

Participation Written by Kristen Theological Background While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.“This…