Rev. Snyder told me once that during the time his children were small, his wife didn't hear his sermons for years.
I'm pretty sure she was at church.
I'm pretty sure any parents reading this don't need me to explain why she missed the sermons.
I hope you know that if you miss Aron's sermons, much of the time you have the good fortune of being able to read them on his blog.
His Easter sermon is there and is well worth the read.
Showing posts with label Parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parenting. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Math as a Spiritual Matter
If we think of one aspect of spirituality as having to do with making a connection to that which is beyond ourselves, many things have a spiritual dimension.
One of my children began asking about which numbers are real....a gazillion? a billion?....
This led to the child saying that numbers are interesting.....not regular numbers like 1 or 9 or 100, but numbers like 101. It was as if at that point the limits of the imagination were stretched to the point of fascination with that which is known to be there, but which can not quite be known.
It gives me another hint/question about what it might mean to enter the realm of God like a little child.
I got to talking at work about my child's questions. It's led to wonderful conversations. Not religious conversations per se, but conversations that, at least for me (and I can only speak for me) have spiritual impact and theological implications. This is especially gratifying in light of my post related to all the time I spend at work vs with people from church, and the idea it led to that I ought avail myself to connecting more with people at work.
Quite a lot has come from a conversation with a child. Not that I should be surprised, right?
One of my children began asking about which numbers are real....a gazillion? a billion?....
This led to the child saying that numbers are interesting.....not regular numbers like 1 or 9 or 100, but numbers like 101. It was as if at that point the limits of the imagination were stretched to the point of fascination with that which is known to be there, but which can not quite be known.
It gives me another hint/question about what it might mean to enter the realm of God like a little child.
I got to talking at work about my child's questions. It's led to wonderful conversations. Not religious conversations per se, but conversations that, at least for me (and I can only speak for me) have spiritual impact and theological implications. This is especially gratifying in light of my post related to all the time I spend at work vs with people from church, and the idea it led to that I ought avail myself to connecting more with people at work.
Quite a lot has come from a conversation with a child. Not that I should be surprised, right?
Friday, February 08, 2008
Parenting on SOF
Listening to the podcast of the Speaking of Faith broadcast "Remembering Forward" in which Krista Tippett reads from her recent book, also titled Speaking of Faith, I enjoyed hearing her say,
She said a lot more interesting things, on this topic and others, but I'll leave it to you to pursue the links above if you wish.
Another Speaking of Faith program "Spirituality of Parenting" is one that has a discussion guide available. Anyone interested in using it sometime?
"I know of no richer source of theological enlightenment than parenting."
She said a lot more interesting things, on this topic and others, but I'll leave it to you to pursue the links above if you wish.
Another Speaking of Faith program "Spirituality of Parenting" is one that has a discussion guide available. Anyone interested in using it sometime?
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