On Tuesday night, Dec 1st, the Lane Lyceum hosted Harvard professor and renowned author Arthur Brooks, who led an upbeat and inspiring discussion on finding happiness – during this pandemic period and beyond. Drawing on insights from his books, including Gross...
It seems like we’ve been running an unplanned experiment on the value of a spiritual community that cannot gather in person. A faith community that doesn’t come together seems almost like an oxymoron. As with many traditional societal forms, it may be that this time...
In our latest Tuesday Night Lane Lyceum, Bob Place walked participants through the En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator and then invited input and suggested scenarios from the group. The En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator is a fast, powerful climate simulation tool...
by Ellen Fine (for the Community Equitability Group, formed by mostly First Parish folks as a response to Covid-19) ResiliencyGardenFlyerFH 2 Resiliency is about Re-sourcing, Re-imagining, Re-creating and Re-Inhabiting when Life’s adversities greet us....
In the most popular TED talk of all time, now with over 64 million views, Sir Ken Robinson asks the question, “Do schools kill creativity?” His response, spun through an enchanting 20-minute talk, makes the case that creativity is as important in education as...
“The age of anxiety has given way to the age of cynicism,” then 30-year old Mohammed Fairouz wrote a few years ago in the On Being blog. “Among my generation, cynicism is no longer a bad word: it’s celebrated, and is often mistaken for intelligence.” It’s not hard to...
I share my final blog of the year with the R.E. leadership team … as we proudly present your dinner … Oopps, no, your programming for the 2019-2020 church year. After months of research, meeting, and exploring the evolving needs of families today, check...
A few months ago, members of First Parish Needham were asked to complete a quantitative survey that asked congregants about their background and priorities for First Parish. Nearly 150 friends and members actually spent 30 minutes or more answering 50 questions about...
