Hospitality

You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. — Matt. 16:3 The intent of An Other Kingdom is to interpret certain signs of the times. These signs have to do with...

January When we lose the ability to care for our neighbours, we also inadvertently chart a course towards a future wherein that carelessness becomes our inheritance. Neighbourliness is embodied in the practice of welcomiReflectionsng the stranger at the edge, and the...

What are Stone Soup Moments and how do you know that one has occurred? The soup created by Bev Webber, a Red Seal trained chef, and served at the Unitarian Church  community roundtable was corn chowder. But it was actually...

BALLE Executive Director Michelle Long answers the question “If you had five minutes to convey what being alive means to you, what would you say?”   Re-posted from the “Stories from the Road” web short series from Festival of Faiths, which used...

1. Keep a Gratitude Journal Establish a daily practice in which you remind yourself of the gifts, grace, benefits, and good things you enjoy. Setting aside time on a daily basis to recall moments of gratitude associated with ordinary events,...

I love my solitude. I also love my community. But my independent nature has never been unusual in this town. The first time I heard the expression “There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’” I swore off organized school sports. I told...

There are more than 7,000 groups in Cincinnati who want to better the community in one way or another.  A Small Group has opened a dialogue so groups can work together – as citizens committed to change – to...

Conversation with John McKnight, Peter Block and Guest Edd Conboy TalkShoe Radio  ~  August 8, 2015 https://www.talkshoe.com/recording/attachment/key/19dba83a6619d51024249edf98bb5c335fa30d23.mp3 Peter: I met Edd Conboy about three years ago when I was a guest at a daylong conference and I was able to get a...

John and Peter talk with their special guest Edd Conboy, Director of Social Services and the Counseling Center at Broad Street Ministry and Senior Staff Therapist at the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia, about different ways people and communities can shift from a scarcity,...