by Sherry Schumann | Aug 22, 2019 | Christian Grandparenting
A Prayer Group Alternative for Busy Grandparents: Are you interested in joining a Grandparent @ Prayer group but can’t find one in your area? Does the thought of starting your own prayer group terrify you? Have you been unsuccessful with groups in the past? If...
by Sherry Schumann | Jul 22, 2019 | Christian Grandparenting
God’s Spirit nudged me, urging me to ask a seemingly ridiculous, possibly rhetorical, question. Is prayer restricted by age? Praying with Children Last week, I had the pleasure of serving as a “prayer angel” at our vacation Bible school. My responsibilities were...
by Sherry Schumann | Jul 4, 2019 | Christian Grandparenting
Mark 9:14-29 Have you ever been embarrassed—flushed cheeks and all—by a movie’s leading character? That’s how I feel every time I read Mark’s account of “The Healing of the Boy with the Unclean Spirit” (Mark 9:14-29). I want to signal, “Hush!” before the...
by Sherry Schumann | Aug 30, 2018 | Christian Grandparenting
If you wander through a Hallmark store during the final weeks of August, you’ll notice cards celebrating National Grandparents Day. You won’t find any cards for Grandparents Day of Prayer, even though its date coincides with National Grandparents Day. Grandparents Day...
by Sherry Schumann | Jul 22, 2018 | Christian Grandparenting
Who are the Stretcher-Bearers? Let’s consider a familiar Gospel story–the story of the four stretcher-bearers and the paralytic (Luke 5:17-26)–in a not-so-familiar fashion. Instead of a story about faith and friendship, let’s consider it as a...
by Sherry Schumann | Mar 6, 2017 | Christian Grandparenting, Uncategorized
Which Farmer Will Yield a Harvest? A farmer trudges through the field with his muck boots squishing in puddles left by an early spring rain. He grips an old hoe in his right hand, and a pouch heavy with seeds is slung over his opposite shoulder. Every movement he...
