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Imagine an adolescent girl walking into the youth group room and finding a disposable cup and a large supply of art materials. She feels her stomach tighten into a knot. "Oh, no!" she thinks. "Another of those cutesy art activities. All I really want...

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Appreciating Spiritual Gifts

By Lynne M. Baab

For many Christians, the topic of spiritual gifts raises a variety of emotions. Some feel fear or frustration, wondering if they have a gift or feeling squeezed into a mold. Yet others find freedom in discovering their spiritual gifts. They realize t...

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Using Psalm 51, the emphasis on this lesson is not on shame or guilt, but on the ■gift that God offers in the moment of confession.

Ash Wednesday
The Importance of Confession

By Lisa Nichols Hickman

Ash Wednesday is the first day in the forty day season of Lent. Some traditions observe Shrove Tuesday (or Mardi Gras) the day before Ash Wednesday. As the journey to the cross unfolds over the next forty days, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a ...

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Children's Spirituality

By Carol A. Wehrheim

Are children spiritual? Of course they are! They are children of God and connect with God on many levels. Our task as parents or adults in their lives is to keep that connection alive.In today's world, many children are quickly becoming as busy as ad...

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This study is part teen Bible study of Ezekiel 37:1-14, and part personal ■exploration for teens.

Ezekiel's Vision for Better Days

By Lisa Nichols Hickman

What is the "Valley of Dry Bones" (Ezekiel 37:1-14) and what does it have to do with youth today? How do the normal but painful periods of dryness in adolescents' lives connect with the unnecessary and painful experience of a community in exile?This ...

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Raising teens involves facing physical, emotional, and spiritual changes. This ■study for Christian parents of teens helps parents talk to their teen about the ■church and spirituality.

Helping Your Teen Connect to Their Church Community

By Sue Washburn

What does it mean when a teen loses interest in attending church? What should a parent do? Has our teen abandoned God? Have we failed?Many teens grew up going to church with family. It wasn't a choice and they went. Many enjoyed their church communit...

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Discovering the spirituality of those young and old-a great overview of spirituality ■throughout the lifespan.

How Spirituality Develops through Our Lifetime

By Kathy L. Dawson

People grow and change over time. This is an obvious statement that can be confirmed with our own eyes. We watch children grow from infancy to adulthood. We're conscious of our own bodies and minds changing as we age. When it comes to our spiritual l...

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Using the parables found in the Bible passage Matthew 13:24-53, this study ■allows participants to use their creativity to explore what heaven might look like.

Imagining Heaven

By Adam Fischer

What is heaven like? Can we know?Jesus didn't give us the floor plan, but he did tell his disciples what heaven is like. He spoke through parables, perhaps because it's one of those things impossible to describe with words.In this study participants ...

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Midlife Spirituality

By Lynne M. Baab

Midlife can be a time of questioning, discomfort, and feeling off balance. It can also be a time of exhilarating discovery. For many people, the midlife years present opportunities for deep and meaningful spiritual growth.When is midlife? Some expert...

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Older Adult Spirituality

By Janet Ramsey

Aging is, to some extent, a state of mind arising from personal and cultural attitudes. It is also a biological and social reality. For Christians, life can be joyful at any age if we recognize that each moment is a gift, have confidence that we are ...

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Seasons of the Church Year

By Kathleen Long Bostrom

Why is the church decorated in purple during Lent? Why is Christmas always on December 25, but Easter is on different dates all the time? What is Ordinary Time? These and other basic but often unanswered questions in the liturgical life of churches a...

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Anyone with a cursory knowledge of the Bible and contemporary Christian faith ■can name most of the Church holidays and key dates we choose to mark each ■year, but many youth may not understand that the development of the Church ■calendar was quite intentional and relates directly to our Christian life.

Seasons of the Church Year
A Study for Youth

By Jacob Gordon

Why do we have a church year?For many Christians, our lives are ruled by a variety of calendars: the annual calendar that runs from January through December, a school calendar that marks semesters and summer vacations, the agricultural calendar that ...

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Spiritual Practices for Families

By Michael H. Brewer

The typical family, no matter what its form, moves at such a frantic pace that who has time to be spiritual? Maybe we need a definition of spirituality that transcends the notion of mountaintop retreats and hermits in the desert. Christian spirituali...

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I'm spiritual but not religious. Is there such a thing? Is that a cop-out, an excuse ■to sleep in on Sunday, or a statement of compromise for those of us who question ■some of the basic claims of Christianity as presented in the Bible? How do ■spirituality and Christianity intersect?

Spirituality 101

By Diane Stephens

Pick up a magazine, enter a conversation with your neighbor, or check out the latest blog on the Internet. It's clear: spirituality is a word that gets bandied about--as much today in the secular sphere as in religious circles. But what is spirituali...

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Tween Spirituality

By Marcia Stoner

Tweens are defined as children between the ages of ten and twelve, usually fifth and sixth graders. There are charts and theories about stages of faith development, but we need only understand the basics for dealing with tweens. Brain research tells ...

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