My Intergenerational Foundations

By Rev. Beth Long-Higgins, VP of Engagement and director of the Center for Abundant Aging  •  September 17, 2026

Intergenerational relationships have shaped me from the beginning. For my first four and a half years, I was the only grandchild, surrounded—and probably spoiled—by relatives across several generations. I also knew these connections did not begin with me; they are part of the circle of life.

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A New Kind of House Church

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

I recently cleaned off the front of our refrigerator where we keep the yearly family portraits that come in Christmas cards. You know: The school portraits from nieces..

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

Tax reform is on a fast track for a vote before Christmas. There are many details in the House and Senate versions to be reconciled. Four major proposals could..

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 —..

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 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.