Hope Does Not Disappoint

By Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald  •  March 13, 2025

A few weeks ago, fellow blogger, John Gantt, wrote these words connecting the “four Cs” of this season’s theme.

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Just Breathe!

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  January 11, 2018

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By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 04, 2018

A new year provides an opportunity for a renewed focus on spiritual practices. New Year resolutions have never attracted my attention. Maybe this is because when we make..

Say What?: Facility vs. Community

By Rev. Jared Ruari  •  December 28, 2017

I do not think that I’d like to live my day-to-day life in a facility. When I hear “facility," my thoughts turn to “sports injury rehabilitation facility” or “state of..

A New Kind of House Church

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  December 27, 2017

There are 40 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. today, according to a recent report from the Bipartisan Policy Center. Fifty percent of the current paid workforce..

Updating the Holy Family Portraits

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  December 21, 2017

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Intergenerational Christmas Pageant Fosters Abundant Life

By Rev. Rebecca S. King  •  December 14, 2017

It was a cold December during Advent. Members of the small, intergenerational congregation I had been called to serve a few months before that night began arriving at..

Tax Reform Needs Response Now

By Rev. Dr. Kenneth Daniel  •  December 11, 2017

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Memories of Christmas Past

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  December 07, 2017

We are invited, by the sights and sounds of the Christmas season, to reflect upon holiday memories that have shaped our childhoods and created pathways to adulthood —..