A text popped up on my phone sent by an excited daughter who wanted to share good news from Broad Streeter Dr. Carol Greco (Delaney). With a needle actively being stuck in her arm, she’s taking a selfie with her other arm. She’s masked, but I have never seen eyes smile so wide. This was the first [...]
Amidst all of the challenges of these days, I offer you a lighthearted look at how to better understand ourselves and others: the Grand Unified Muppet Theory. Thanks to Broad Streeter Will Heywood for introducing me to what author Dahlia Lithwick describes as... a little-known, poorly understood philosophy that holds that every living human [...]
It's been quite a year. Surely 2021 has to be better than 2020, right? Well, just in case, here are 20 ways to practice self-care in 2021: 1. Unfollow/block accounts on social media that bring you down rather than build you up. There’s a lot of negativity online, but there’s a lot of positivity [...]
Most Christmas traditions have deep historical roots. Here are five of my favorites: Christmas Trees Evergreen fir trees have always been popular as winter decorations. Ancient peoples displayed the branches as a reminder that spring would eventually come. Romans put branches of fir trees around temples to honor Saturn, the god of agriculture. The [...]
This is a tough one. In no particular order, I would include... -Go Tell It on the Mountain -Love Came Down at Christmas -Christians and the Pagans (Dar Williams) -Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas -O Holy Night When asked to name my favorite Christmas songs, I always include O Holy Night. It’s one [...]
In her sermon on the second Sunday in Advent, my colleague Amy Miracle asked “Where does it hurt?” She encouraged us to talk with God about our pain and the pain of the world. Poet Ann Weems helps us acknowledge the pain we’ve carried with us into the pandemic and now into Advent in [...]
Last week was Thanksgiving, a time when we are invited to name that for which we are grateful. Given all of the challenges of these days, naming our gratitude seems more important than ever. I want to return to the six-word story form. In May, I invited you to share your six-word story about the [...]
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 [...]
