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Worship

Oh, Sing to the Lord!

When I first started teaching a few years ago, (okay, many years ago), my first classroom had a ...
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Make All of November a Month of Thanksgiving

     Now that another Reformation celebration has passed, it’s time to gear up for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November ...
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A Pericope Preview of the Gospel Readings for Sunday Services

Sunday’s Gospel Lesson  When I started teaching, I found it beneficial to give my fourth graders a preview ...
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I Don’t Do New Year’s Resolutions

I don’t do New Year’s resolutions.  But I would like to present five points to contemplate as we ...
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Advent and Christmas Celebrations in Our Classrooms and Schools

Growing up in my Lutheran school, I remember with fondness the ways in which my classroom and school ...
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Be Ready

Ready fills the air. It floats into every nook and cranny, staying for a while in some contexts ...
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But First, We Pray

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17 We all have busy days filled with emails, ...
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Poems Based on Photography, Paintings, Hymns, and Chants

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words  Pictures in any form can inspire our imagination and, more often ...
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Using Hymns to Teach the Faith

Part IV Student Written Hymns & Other Poems: Poetry Based on the Bible Do You or Your Students ...
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Using Hymns to Teach the Faith

Part III Remembering Hymns or Teaching Memory Work to Children through the Hymnal Memory Work Needs to be ...
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