Tag: children
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Dream: Impostor
Our family is staying at a tropical casino.The kids are getting bored, so we start wandering towards the outside. The casino is having their grand evening religious ritual.The main hallway and staircase are lined with formally-dressed staff holding candles.I am never sure if they are genuinely devout, or just putting…
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Dream: Yellow Candy Grace
My friend and I are hard-luck kids In Sunday School He’s dying of cancer. The teachers try to take an offering Of the bright yellow candy we both like But rarely get
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Playlist DBJ-SHON: Salome’s Honor
Salome, the mother of James and John, and her complicated relationship to advancing the ministry of Jesus. Matthew 20:20–28 Mark 15:37-41 Mark 16:1-8 Google Slides
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Redeeming Aphrodite: All Hallows’ Eve (Part 9)
Continued from Part 8 Prologue Father and I have been taken prisoner by female guards. I have no idea what is going on. I wonder if we were betrayed by Hades, when he opened the Box in his Office. Then I see Adam. He no longer looks like a truant…
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TGR-S2E6: Reversing Education
Perspective What if education is the wrong paradigm? What if that is actually the problem, not the solution? What if it can only work via Cultural Superiority, deliberately marginalizing some in order to elevate others? What if flourishing in the Kingdom of Man ultimately makes us enemies of the Kingdom…
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Lesson 1/6: You and God (Anjali’s Catechism)
The Gospel: God Loves Us Like Jesus You are an amazing person. You have a lot in common with other people, but there is nobody quite like you. You have a body. Head, fingers, toes, belly button. You have a soul. You think. You feel. You want. You have a spirit.…
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RohAnjali Respect Prayer
Dear God, We acknowledge you as our King. Free us from sin so we can be happy with you Teach us how to respect each other, and help each other feel valuable, So we can work together to spread your Kingdom. We ask this by the blood of Jesus. Amen.
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RohAnjali 2018 New Year’s Prayer
Dear God, Thank you that our family belongs to you. We confess we need you to free us from our sin and shame so we can love like Jesus. Give us the grace to: Trust you with our desires Face our fears Reflect on our anger Speak the truth in…
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RohAnjali 2016 School Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for a new year at Valley Christian Elementary School. Help our dog Qhuinn and us to adjust to our new life. Lead us to honor you and care for other people. Teach us to be kind, forgive, and grow closer as a family. In Jesus name…
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RohAnjali’s Easter Prayer
Rohan: Alleluia! Sing with gladness on this holy, happy morning. Anjali: Alleluia! Christ has risen on this joyous Easter morning.
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The Criminal’s Prayer
A hardcore version of The Sinner’s Prayer. From a dream I had on December 26, 2015. God, I am a f***ing sinner, and I deserve to die. Save me from myself. Do whatever you have to do to burn away all the sin in me, so that I can become…
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RohAnjali’s New Year 2016 Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for the new year, and new beginnings. Please make us more like Jesus So everyone will know how much you love them. Lead Daddy to the right job. Draw our family and church closer together. And help us have fun! We ask this in Jesus name,…
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RohAnjali’s Thanksgiving Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for the wonderful life we lead And all the ways you bless us. Help us experience and share Your peace and joy At home, school or work With family, church and neighbors So others will trust you to take care of them. In Jesus name we…
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Wise Risk: Faith in Two Syllables
Part 5 of 6 in the series Childlike Theology: The Gospel Discipleship Holiness Worship As children, we express faith in our parents by obeying them to stay safe. As adolescents, we risk danger in order to express faith in ourselves. I have come to believe that the hallmark of a…
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Rohanjali’s Minion Prayer
Fall 2015 Dear God, Thank you that we can be your minions. Help us control our anger and let go of what we want so we can show everyone how good and strong a boss you are. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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Toward a Discipling Church
Vision Becoming, Making, and Gathering Disciples of Jesus Who do Better than Us
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Anjali Summer 2015 Prayer
DEAR GOD, HELP ME HAVE FUN. BLESS MY NEW TEACHERS. MAKE ME LIKE JESUS. AMEN.
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Rohan’s Summer 2015 Prayer
Dear God, Thank you for such a fun summer. Help me to do a good job in Pinocchio, and have fun with old and new friends at Summer Camps. Help Daddy to bring the Kingdom of God to his new job at Matterport. Help Mommy to enjoy the time she…
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The Lord’s Prayer for Children
Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven. Give us each day the food we need. Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others. Keep us from…
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