A Lesson from Winnie-the-Pooh Sarah Puryear November 5, 2020 Bible, Catechesis, Commentary, The Episcopal Church How to Engage Children with Scripture By Sarah Puryear At six years old, my son is squarely in a Winnie-the-Pooh phase, which makes my husband and me very glad since we love those stories ourselves. Introd... Read More...
Turn It Up to Eleven: Holy Week Music from Andrew Peterson Sarah Puryear April 18, 2019 Music, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Resurrection Letters by Andrew Peterson seeks to draw the listener into the events at the heart of the Christian faith.
Why I Gave Up My Smartphone for Lent — And Took It Back Sarah Puryear June 6, 2018 Commentary, Tech, The Episcopal Church I realized my smartphone had become my centering point — or rather, my decentering point.
Keep These Words in Your Heart Sarah Puryear February 8, 2018 Catechesis, Commentary My three-year-old son poured water over my hand with a little shell, anointed my hand with some olive oil in the sign of the cross, and handed me a candle — over and over and over again.
Humble King of Kings Sarah Puryear November 17, 2017 Catechesis, Commentary As the king of all, Jesus could have come down from the cross, as the bystanders dared him to do.
Why technology is killing us Sarah Puryear September 29, 2017 Books, Reviews & Culture We love the ease and convenience technology gives us, but we have traded something precious in embracing the next iGadget.
Homegrown VBS: Rescuing our children from the pandas Sarah Puryear August 14, 2017 Books, Commentary, Reviews & Culture, The Episcopal Church Most VBS curricula pander in pathetic ways to pop culture, skimp on thoughtful interpretations of Scripture, and leave kids with throwaway craft projects and a thin version of the Christian faith.
Baptism: A new birth into a living hope Sarah Puryear May 22, 2017 Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church Baptism's new reality forms the very core of our faith in God and our understanding of ourselves — in baptism we have been united to Christ and given his risen, powerful, incorruptible life.