Oh man I saw a book one time at the Raven that was posing the question of whether a bishop could be wrong but it was specifically about Spong and they missed the opportunity to call it “Can Spong Be Wrong?”

(I got Cranmer.)

Now *this* could get me more enthused about Advent.

Like @silaslee.bsky.social, happy to talk your ear off about this stuff anytime.

Godly Play kids are in fact kind of obsessed with orienting every date within liturgical time.

I’m a Godly Play trainer and so many things in our spaces are explicitly color coded - so weekly calendar check-ins, but also material underlays, the red box of the Pentecost story, the purple underlay of Faces of Easter (told during Lent), etc.

Also children’s ministry folks. (I have literally hung a professional shingle on this basis.)

Oh that always feels so good! Winning at life!

I'm running a new acolyte program & our most devoted youth acolyte (who well predates this program) came in to serve both our 8:15 & 10am because there's a badge for that. When I had asked him a few weeks ago if he'd ever done so, he said "No, I've always wanted to but I've never had the chance!"

This is also where the crossover curriculum trainings and child development knowledge and generally love of the "making beautiful things for God" approach lands me in a very funny place.

My bin contains some standard manipulative like tangles and stress balls, liquid timers, tactile boards (like labyrinths but with waves, a rainbow, etc), a weighted lap pad, and ear defenders.

Ancient of days!