Pumpkin in the Side Yard

By Ashley Bills  •  September 11, 2025

We didn’t plan to grow a pumpkin this year. In fact, we did the opposite.

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Kindness Effect

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  March 07, 2018

Simple acts of kindness, whether generously given or thankfully received, impact people in very different ways. Some seem stunned, while others immediately respond with..

Slowing Down: A Spiritual Practice

By Rev. Jared Ruari  •  February 22, 2018

It threw me for a loop when I first read Richard Morgan’s claim that the relatively slow pace of life in his 80s has been a great spiritual gift. Instinctively, I was..

Wow! The Spirituality of Wonder

By Rev. Beth Rodenhouse  •  February 15, 2018

I was driving home last week and was awestruck by a winter sunset. My breath hitched and I gasped, “Wow!” as my eyes traced the purple, orange and pink clouds swirling..

The Spiritual Practice of Creativity

By Rev. Rebecca S. King  •  February 08, 2018

In her article Top 10 Spiritual Practices for Older Adults Living at Retirement or Long-Term Care Communities, Nancy Gordon notes, “For many, spirituality is the core of..

Transformative Connection

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  February 01, 2018

Building connections with others is essential to our quality of life. Each connection creates a window into the world that allows us to broaden our individual..

Just Keep Moving: Exercise as a Spiritual Practice

By Rev. Jared Ruari  •  January 25, 2018

Do you remember Virginia McLaurin, the 106-year-old woman who danced with joy while meeting President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama?

Spiritual Practice: Making Music

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  January 18, 2018

Is making music a spiritual practice?

Wisdom Conversations: Clergy, Lay Leaders Combat Ageism in Retreat Day

By Guest Blogger  •  January 12, 2018

DUBLIN, Ohio (January 11, 2017) – Central Ohio clergy and lay people participated in the first Wisdom Conversations event sponsored by United Church Homes’ Ruth Frost..

Just Breathe!

By Rev. Catherine Lawrence  •  January 11, 2018

Just breathe!