This Week in Faith 5-1-20
/Here is our new Scripture and catechism memory fro the month of May. If you want to take a video of your child reciting their memory stuff and send it to either Stephanie [baandsteph@yahoo.com] or myself [stevenb@faithpcachurch.org] then we’ll send them a prize. Bonus points if you memorize it and say it with them :)
SCRIPTURE MEMORY
Psalm 136:1-6, 26
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever;
to him who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures forever;
to him who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures forever;
to him who spread out the earth above the waters, for his steadfast love endures forever;
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.
CATECHISMS
Question #17 and #18
Click here for the questions and answers.
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What Does a Christian Owe Their Neighbor in a Time of Crisis
If you haven’t seen it yet, I thought it was worth pointing out the letter that Martin Luther wrote 500 years ago about how Christians should respond in a time of pandemic. It is an incredibly balanced position that this article sums up well, what the author calls an “ethic of responsible love”. There is a link to the original Luther letter in the article. Even though the article is a month old, I think it applies as much to thinking about how we return from quarantine as entering into it. Everyone will need to consider for themselves and their family what is the best speed to return to normalcy, including participating in worship on Sunday mornings [when we return] and serving. And part of loving each other will include patient understanding with those who decide differently than us. I hope this helps us with that.
Click here to read the article by Andrew Walker.
What Your To-Do List Can’t Accomplish
I am finding, spring this time, that it is easy to feel like I’m not measuring up. Everyone has ideas about what to do, and a list of projects they have accomplished. It’s hard not to feel like we should constantly be doing more. This is a great reminder that what’s been done for us by our savior, Jesus should define us more than what we have been able to do today, this week, or during this pandemic. It’s a reminder I needed to hear…and maybe you do too.
Click here to read the article by Gloria Furman.
The Hiding Place: A Family Read-Aloud for Uncertain Times
We read The Hiding Place with our kids a few years ago. It was a great book to read and a good way to help our kids think about what it looks like to live out their faith, even when it is not easy. If you are looking for something to read as a family, especially with kids of varied ages, this would be a good one. She includes some good discussion questions in the article as well.
Click here to read the article by Christina Fox.
PODCAST: Ask Alice: The Impact of Both Order and Family Roles on Sibling Dynamics
I’ll be honest- I haven’t listened to this one yet. But it looks interesting and I’m looking forward to it. With 4 kids, and such a big age gap between our oldest 3 and our youngest, we have some complicated birth order dynamics. There are a couple other podcasts about siblings in the article as well. I’ve listened to some of them and they are good.
Click here to listen to the podcasts with Alice Churnock.
VIDEO: How COVID-19 is Affecting Kids with Anxiety
Sissy Goff is a Christian counselor who has written a number of books and speaks regularly about raising kids. This video is part of an interview she did at a conference I participated in last week. She talks about some of the positive and negative things she has seen in kids with anxiety as she continues to counsel them through the pandemic.
