Have you ever wanted to do something you knew was the right thing to do, but were really afraid to do it?
The disciples were having a time like that. They knew now that Jesus would be with them, wherever they went, but they also remembered that he had been hurt and killed by some folks who didn't like what he was saying.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Pentecost C – 5-Jun-22”
Andrew is the son of a friend of mine. When I lived in Michigan, he was about your age, and I remember a time when my family and his were sitting together in church. One of the leaders of our church was praying and he was kind of loud.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 7C – 29-May-22”
When I was in Junior High School, I really wanted to be in one of the school plays. It just seemed like a lot of fun. The thing was, I never tried out. The thing is, if you don't try out, you're probably not going to be in the play.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 6C – 22-May-2”
I remember being really excited as I stood in line waiting for a ride at the fair. It was one of my favorite rides called the "Tilt-A-Whirl". As I stood in line with my sister and brother, we noticed some folks getting in line ahead of us.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 5C – 15-May-22”
There was a summer a long time ago when I was a bit older than you that my family when to the Worlds Fair. All of us kids were very exited as we went from exhibit to exhibit and maybe I was a bit too excited because I go to the next exhibit and turned to say something to my mom and dad and...… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 4C – 8-May-22”
In our gospel story for today, Jesus meets his disciples for the third time since he rose from the dead. This time he meets them on the seashore and shares a breakfast with them.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 3C – 1-May-22”
I have a new word for you today. That word is "gullible". Do you know what gullible means? It means someone who will believe anything without proof. The disciple named Thomas was not gullible. He wanted proof. He wanted to be sure.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter 2C – 24-Apr-22”
Have you ever been so happy and surprised by seeing something that you just couldn't wait to go and tell someone else about it. I'm not talking about the "Na-na-na-na-na-na I've got something you don't" type of thing. but the kind of "I'm so happy, I just want everybody else to know about this" type of thing. … Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Easter C – 17-Apr-22”
Today, when we came into the sanctuary, we were all waving these palm leaves and shouting things like "Hosanna!" and "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" Do you know why we did that?… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Palm Sunday C -10-Apr-22”
When I was in first grade, they had a contest to see who could sell the most candy. The money from the candy went to buy school supplies so that no one had to do without them. If you sold the most candy, you'd get a giant candy bar.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Lent 5C – 3-Apr-19”