The Ever-Expanding Room At The Table!
What a surprising and fulfilling month has been our “Room At The Table” month! We’ve seen how the animating and compelling motive to include others in the bounty of spiritual qualities one has to share can lead to wonderful, life-affirming discoveries.
Bigger Than Baseball: “Love Is Always Stronger Than Hate”
Consider this challenge from Chicago Cubs prospect Chris Singleton... He wants you to take a smiling photo with someone who looks different than you are. Singleton's hope is that you'll discover the two of you are not that different underneath.
Belonging to the ocean, urban kids are changed by the waves
Surfing is the access to an ocean of opportunity, according to Maui Goodbeer, founder of StreetWaves in Miami Beach. Since 2008, non-profit StreetWaves has put underserved youth on buses, taken them to the beach – often for the first time! – to learn to swim and surf.
B-School Graduating Class Gets Woke!
“I need everyone’s help....close your eyes...think about that one problem that matters the most to you....that needs to be resolved to make this world a better place....now open your eyes.”
The March that MOVED!
Looking back at the month - wow - what a March for Kindness it turned out to be!
“There is so much good going on!”
Over five years ago, Julie Webster and Brenda George started a local chapter of 100+ Women Who Care in Pinellas County, Florida. To date they have donated over $170,000.
The Hospitality of Respect and Empathy Yields Kindness and Fairness
Every Wednesday evening for the past 40 years, the Brighton-Allston Congregational UCC Church has served a community supper to 50-60 people who are hungry for a hot meal in a community setting.
Update: “You Are Loved” Mural Projects Expanding Young Hearts!
Several months ago many of you contributed generously to support the creation of 10 inspiring murals in public spaces in Boston and Detroit.
Lifting Up the Homeless, One By One
The urban park across the street from our church has been an unofficial homeless camp for many years.
One With Wisdom
Whenever there is injustice or suffering afflicting neighbors or a community it can be tempting to think, “I am just one person, the problem is so big – what can I possibly do to make a difference, to make it better?”