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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People We Lean On

By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  December 04, 2017

Is thanksgiving only a day? Just one week after Thanksgiving, Christmas lights, Christmas lists and Christmas music are here. But thanksgiving is not only a day...

LGBT Aging: Rooted in Compassion, Respect

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  November 30, 2017

Most people assume that LGBT people are young. Rarely do we think about those whose lifetimes have been lived in and out of secrecy trying to conform to society’s norms...

The Fullness of Thanksgiving

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  November 23, 2017

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is..

Intergenerational Interaction: A Blessing

By Rev. Rebecca S. King  •  November 16, 2017

This is the first blog in the November series highlighting topics related to Thanksgiving.

Radical Change: Reformation and Aging

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  November 10, 2017

Societies throughout history have experienced major events that have challenged commonly held beliefs. One such event, known as the Reformation, signaled the beginning..

Wonder of Life

By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  November 10, 2017

I just walked outside into our central courtyard at Pilgrim Manor, a retirement community in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and joined community members soaking up the warm..

Self-perceptions about Aging Matter

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  November 07, 2017

When a person believes that aging is a negative process, it negatively affects their self-concept, performance, health and how long they live. We need to live as if..

Ethical Wills: How to Leave a Legacy of Intangibles

By Rev. Jared Ruari  •  October 26, 2017

Hang around enough funerals and eventually you will hear the cliché about hearses and U-Haul trailers. For those who have not heard the message, it goes something like..

Abundance: An Essential Part of Aging

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging  •  October 18, 2017

Three years ago, the Board of Directors of United Church Homes, along with the executive leadership team, and select staff and residents from one of our senior living..