Christ’s Work in Housework
I knew even from childhood that I wanted to be a mom; a stay-at-home mom; a homeschooling-stay-at-home mom. I knew that was an important job. After all, children are people! I wanted to be there for all the important moments of the little people’s lives, helping to shape them. However, what I never would have said I wanted to “grow up to be” is a homemaker. Now, I know that homemaking tends to come with the territory of childrearing....
The Princess and the Goblin: “Seeing Is Not Believing”
Stylistically, The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald, is that type of classic children’s literature that instantly transports me to the green leather couch in my parents’ living room, my feet tucked cozily in a fleece blanket and my mother’s voice bringing in the tide of fairy tale scenes on the shore of my childhood imagination. When I recently listened to the public domain audio recording online, although the charm of my...
Unity and Diversity: Reaching the Hispanic Population in the U.S.
By Zuri and Rebekah Zuniga Introduction In the 1990s, two Spanish-speaking Free Will Baptist churches (Iglesias Bautistas Libre[1]) were formed that have had tremendous, positive impact on our lives. Our experiences in these churches taught us about service, humility, and Hispanic culture. Our time working with these churches also allowed us to see the shortcomings of a Spanish-language-only[2] model for our Free Will Baptist churches...
Body Image: What the Church Can Learn from a Dance
by Rebekah Zuñiga Recently my church has been preparing for Vacation Bible School (VBS) with our elementary children. My husband and I are in charge of teaching the music. In Sunday School we teach the kids the words and motions to the VBS songs. This Sunday some questions occurred to me: why do VBS songs have motions? Do the kids simply think they are more fun that way? Possibly. But I began to notice that the kids learned the words...
The Sound of Silence: The Call of a Neglected Discipline
by Rebekah Morgan Recently I joined my college’s choir in making a recording of our hour-long program. High-powered microphones were brought in, and we were educated in the ways of live recording. The key, we learned, was total silence, in order to avoid unwanted noise on our recording. So we turned off the air-conditioner and settled in for three hours of silence. At first, the stillness was uncomfortable; we fiddled with our clothes...
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