Nancy de Jong

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  February 2, 2015

  Oh Be Careful Little Ears

  When I taught preschool we used to sing this little song quite often. “Oh be careful little ears what you hear, oh be careful little ears what you hear, for the Father up above is looking down with love, so be careful little ears what you hear.” I was recently on a road trip and…

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  January 15, 2015

  The Telling of Abraham

  A mom recently posted on a social media site, with a heavy dose of sarcasm, that she had the joy of teaching elementary students the story of Abraham sacrificing Isaac. All of us “religious” moms and Sunday School teachers giggled under our breath and shook our heads knowingly. Several comments followed:             “Oh Joy!” “Yep,…

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  January 13, 2015

  Family Ministry–Huh??

  There still seems to be misunderstanding or complete vagueness when I say “Family Ministry”. “Oh. What’s that you do? Ministry to families, that means you work with just kids. No? Hmmm. How does that work?” For the past several decades many churches have divided families into specific categories or age groups. “You’re 2nd grade—okay you…