Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2013

I attended my niece’s wedding last night in Cloquet.  After the wedding ceremony, we went to the Cloquet Armory for the reception.  There was food and drink . . . and then there was music and then there was dancing.  Dancing is one of those things some people enjoy and some feel very self-conscious about.  When you are dancing with friends or with someone you love, it can be a wonderful, beautiful, exhilarating way to interact.  But when you are thinking about how you appear to others or what your feet are doing beneath you, it can be a disaster.

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Easter 7 — Ascension Sunday, May 12, 2013

When singing with kids its sometimes fun to do actions along with the words of the song.  Plus it helps you remember the words!  I’ve done this a lot over the years . . . Vacation Bible School, Wednesday nights, youth events.

 

Bible (hold hands open like a book)

Love (arms crossed on chest or “heart”)

Pray (hands folded)

See – Hear (point to eyes and ears)

Jesus (sign language nail prints)

 

And when you don’t know what else to do, you just wave your arms in the air!

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Easter 6, May 5, 2013

My aunt and uncle and cousin were in town last Sunday and after worship I was telling them about our recent trip to Chicago.  Years ago, when my cousin was just a young boy, their whole family had made a memorable trip to Chicago.  What they remembered was that my cousin was left alone downtown – his parents and his older brothers all thinking he was in the company of the others.  Pretty scary for a little kid. 

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