Category Archives: Children and Worship

A Father’s Day Exhortation

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Uri Brito

Happy Father’s Day! There is a hunger out there. It is not a hunger for food, money, power; it is a hunger for fathers. This is what Douglas Wilson referred to as “Father Hunger.” Sons and daughters are craving for … Continue reading →

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Why Ministers Leave

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Uri Brito

The typical pastor stays in a church for 3.6 years. This does not seem to offer much hope for any long-term vision for a local parish. Planning ahead seems futile from the outset. This discouraging number stems from a variety … Continue reading →

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One Additional Thought on Paedocommunion

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Uri Brito

Children belong at the table. I have argued for a decade that children of the covenant are recipients of all the covenant benefits. One significant benefit is the means of grace we call the Eucharist, or the Lord’s Supper. Baptism … Continue reading →

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Children in Worship

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Uri Brito

Two fellow pastors have contributed to this important discussion. Pastor Rob Hadding writes: One would be hard pressed to find examples in the Bible of where parents are instructed are to exclude children from worship or the feasts. In fact, … Continue reading →

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The Saints of Providence Church in 2012

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Uri Brito

 

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Divine Butler and Cosmic Therapist

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Uri Brito

A post by Melinda Penner in 2005 reminded me of the great responsibility pastors have to project and express a biblical view of life and the world. According to a 2005 study: Most religious youth couldn’t coherently express their beliefs and … Continue reading →

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Liturgy and Child Rearing

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Uri Brito

Books on child-rearing are a dime a dozen. In fact, my own bookshelf at home has an entirely dedicated section to books on parenting. These books cover quite an eclectic set of topics. Of course, the books I have generally … Continue reading →

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Vacation and Worship

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Uri Brito

As summer heats upon us, many of us will be vacationing all over the country. As a pastor, I am constantly troubled by how many people treat vacation as not only a break from work, but also a break from … Continue reading →

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Little Children in Worship

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Uri Brito

I have been reading several parenting books in these last few months. Lately I have been working through Robbie Castleman’s delightful Parenting in the Pew (review to come). On a section dealing with how children belong, she quotes Stanley Hauerwas’s … Continue reading →

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Training Little Ones Through New Eyes…

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Uri Brito

This is a topic dear to me. I have one daughter and another child on the way. My theological community places a great emphasis on children and their participation in the community. We do not place them in a special … Continue reading →

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