Yesterday our cousins over in England voted to cut themselves off from their neighbors and leave the European Union in what is now know as the Brexit. This decades-long exercise in cooperation and tolerance has come to an end for the people of England, formerly of the United Kingdom. I say formerly of the United […]
Category Archives: Vacation Bible School
Engaging Activities for Young Children in Music Class
I am spending most of this week at church, teaching music to a bunch of 4-10 year-olds at Vacation Bible School. This is why my posts are coming later than usual. This is why I am making sad faces at perpetual morning person Rumple Station from 8 AM to at least 10:15. But we have […]
Fun New Ways to Mess With Your Parishioners
During Vacation Bible School in June we decorated the sanctuary like a backyard camp. The pulpit became a treehouse, the lectern got a swimming pool addition, and nature-themed decorations were put up all over the front walls. Then, after the week of fun, games, and music, we took them all down. All except one. For […]
How I Learned to Drywall
This week I am spending my mornings running music at my church’s Vacation Bible School program, and while I am already about to pass out from exhaustion, I’m having a great time. There is something supremely awesome about watching your kids run around the same building you used to frequent as a kid yourself, as […]
The Only Person I Hate
Yesterday, as we were driving home from a Vacation Bible School day during which we learned about serving our friends, I had an interesting conversation with my children on the subject of hate. You see, I asked them if they had made any friends at VBS, and our neighbor who was riding with us casually […]