We are aware that on this week of Thanksgiving 2020, we aren’t all in the same place. Some of us are living in a space of gratitude. For some of us, we are experiencing more fear and sadness than thankfulness. So today, we are offering two different devotions – one that leans more towards gratitude [...]
“Most people are like electric wires: what comes in is what goes out. Someone calls us a name, and we call them a name back.” Franciscan priest and author Richard Rohr names our experience with his words. All too often, in our anxiety, we pass on the same energy that is given to us. [...]
Back: Jon McQuillin, Monte York - Front: Diane Hymans, Kathy Carnahan During the pandemic, four Broad Streeters who live at Ohio Living Westminster Thurber have been gathering for worship. On Sundays at 1:30 p.m., they gather in Monte York’s apartment. They wear masks and sit in a socially distanced way. Together, they watch [...]
Bill Boggs, Broad Street’s Director of Music Ministry, grew up on the west side of Columbus. He and his family attended Westminster Presbyterian Church on Schoolhouse Lane. On Sundays, as worship concluded with the postlude, young Bill would hurry over to sit next to Charles, the church organist, to watch him play. Later, during [...]
During this strange and unpredictable year, Broad Street’s middle and high schoolers have been attending a Youth Group that looks a little different than normal. As we’ve gathered outside six feet apart, our youth have been teaching us fun and unique ways to stay connected during these isolating times. Wearing masks, each week we share [...]
Somewhere along the line, curiosity got a bad reputation. Curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity led Pandora to open a box full of misery. But, I think this is a good time to embrace curiosity. Curiosity, I would argue is an excellent antidote to uncertainty and fear. Celeste Ng is a novelist who wrote Little Fires [...]
Last Tuesday was the autumnal equinox, one of two moments in the year when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, and day and night are of equal length. Summer has now given way to Fall, reminding us of Robert Frost’s poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue [...]
Share a Happy Birthday with church friends! As an additional way to connect with one another, we are sharing the birthdays of your fellow Broad Streeters for the coming month. Addresses and contact info are available through the online church directory or through the church App. 10/1 Juliana Berichon Kathy Carnahan Ben Johnson Megan Johnson [...]
There is a corner of my living room that I have decorated in dedication to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Why do I honor her in this way? Quite simply, her life and her work created room for my life and work. Her life and work created changes in our systems and structures that translated into a [...]
At home we have a quote on our refrigerator: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” It is thought to have been written by Scottish minister and author John Watson under his pen name, Ian MacLaren. Watson died in 1907. Regardless of who wrote it, it rings true. These days, [...]
