By Jessica Wolstenholm

  Today is Purim, a traditional Jewish holiday commemorating Esther’s stand against the evil Haman, who was plotting to kill all of the Jews in the Persian kingdom. Queen Esther’s cousin Mordecai refused to bow to Haman, an assistant to King Xerxes. Haman cast lots – or “purs” – to decide which day to kill […]

By Jessica Wolstenholm

Today we’re excited to bring you a guest post from Sam Luce, one of our favorite children’s ministry bloggers. I love what Phil and his team are doing to raise the Biblical literacy of our kids and even us as adults in the process. How little we as adults know about the Bible and how […]

By Jessica Wolstenholm

During most of my childhood, growing up in a liturgical denomination meant that Lent was about “giving up candy or sweets”. I was taught that Lent is the season of self-denial and giving something up made sense, but it wasn’t something I necessarily looked forward to. Lent didn’t have the outward beauty of Advent, with […]