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Finding Growth: Emily Strong and the Giving Garden at Rolling Ridge
8/31/2023This is a story about growth. Literal growth. Green beans and sunflowers and bok choy kind of growth. But also the growth of an individual. The growth of an ...
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A VENTURE IN FAITH: The Rolling Ridge Commission
8/10/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we continue a monthly series on the second week of the month to share our history. Our 75 year history ...
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FINDING JOY: Deb Kennedy and Kate Young Wilder on Praying in Color
7/27/2023In 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having on ...
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A ROOM WITH A NAME: Russell Tyson at Rolling Ridge
7/13/2023As Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we continue a monthly series on the second week of the month to share our history. For most people, Tyson ...
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FINDING PRIDE: Danny Smith on Discovering Safe and Sacred Place
6/27/2023In 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having on ...
WATERING DESIGNS: The garden vision of Fletcher Steele
6/15/2023WATERING DESIGNS: The garden vision of Fletcher Steele By Rev. Dr. Lawrence Jay, Rolling Ridge Executive Director As Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in ...
FINDING FLOURISHING: Rev. Geniese Stanford and Clergy Burnout
5/30/2023Geniese Stanford grew up on a cotton farm near a place called Notrees, Texas. “It’s called No-Trees,” she tells me. “Because there aren’t any trees!” In West Texas, she ...
A MAN OF MYSTERY: The Ethan Allen of Rolling Ridge
5/16/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we continue a monthly series on the second Tuesday of the month to share our history. While the Ridge has been...
FINDING HEALING: Deana Cavan and the Story of Rett’s Roost
4/25/2023 - by: Michael ReedDeana, Jim, and Everett Canva In 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling ...
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HONORING THE LAND: Before there was a Rolling Ridge
4/11/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we continue a monthly series on the second Tuesday of the month to share our history. The natural beauty of ...
Transforming Lives Around the Cross
4/5/2023 - by: Lawrence JayA special Easter message from our Director, Rev. Dr. Lawrence Jay
FINDING FEARLESSNESS: Keeping Pace with nature and Christine Cohne
3/28/2023 - by: Michael ReedIn 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Every month this year, we're sharing a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having on ...
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Inspiring Creativity: Timelessly Telling our Story through Words, Art, and Music
3/14/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we continue a monthly series on the second Tuesday of the month to share our history. Art and spirituality ...
Celebrating Rolling Ridge Part 2: Finding love
2/28/2023 - by: Michael ReedIn 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Woo-hoo! Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having...
WHAT YOU DO FOR LOVE: The Theresa Beveridge Story
2/14/2023 - by: Lawrence JayAs Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry in 2023, we begin a new monthly series on the second Tuesday of the month to share our history. On this Valentine’s Day, ...
Celebrating Rolling Ridge part 1: Finding Hospitality
1/24/2023 - by: Michael ReedIn 2023, Rolling Ridge celebrates 75 years of ministry. Woo-hoo! Every month this year, we plan to share a story reflecting the impact Rolling Ridge has had and is having...
A Message from Executive Director Lawrence Jay
12/27/2022Dear Friend, Over the past three weeks, we’ve been sending you stories that embody what Rolling Ridge is all about. Stories like Sandra’s, who told us that the training ...
Giving Contemplation: Reaching New Audiences with Pray and Paddle
12/20/2022As part of our “Community of Generosity” campaign, every Tuesday during the month of December, we’ll be sharing stories of people whose lives were blessed by the ministry...
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Giving Growth: From Commuting to Community
12/13/2022As part of our “Community of Generosity” campaign, every Tuesday during the month of December, we’ll be sharing stories of people whose lives were blessed by the ...
Giving Life: Contemplation in the Emergency Room
12/6/2022“I’m lucky to be alive,” says Sandra LaPerche. “Just before this all happened, I had been practicing gratitude and receptivity. So when I laid there in the van, looking...
Searching for Gateways
7/27/2022 - by: Michael Reed - Deep ListeningLearning to listen for the call of the Divine
Supervision of Spiritual Directors
5/13/2021 - by: Gayle Kerr - Deep Listening“Supervision, supervision, supervision”! This is one of the mantras that I took away from my training program in Spiritual Direction. We had been supervised during the ...
A Musical Message about our hope for Rolling Ridge
1/1/2021 - Take Your Time TuesdayHaving just completed her service as Board chair, Rev. Rachel Fisher shares her love of Rolling Ridge and her family's gift of music in this uplifting Hope United video. ...
Thankful for you!
11/24/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayAs our Thanksgiving gift for you, we have an upbeat, fun, and inspiring musical performance by the Miller Berfield Band from our Rolling Ridge Music Festival last month....
When it don't come easy...
10/27/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayVideoed live during our Hope United Music Festival on October 3rd, talented local musician, Tiffany Wilson, reminds us that even when things don't come easy or when the ...
St. Teresa of Avila
10/20/2020 - by: Stephanie Rutt - Take Your Time TuesdayWith the election in just 2 weeks, these continue to be turbulent times. Amid all the rhetoric and noise, it can be hard to remain centered, focused, and assured of God'...
When you're down and troubled
10/13/2020 - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's video from our HOPE UNITED music festival, Les and Sandi Hamlet provide songs of comfort and encouragement to brighten even the darkest night to remind us ...
Open Your Heart
10/5/2020 - by: Steve Garnaas-Holmes - Take Your Time TuesdayIf you missed the event, you can see the full three and a half hour event on our website, but over the coming weeks, we will be featuring a video of one of our artists ...
United with Hope
9/28/2020 - by: Danny Smith - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's Take Your Time video, we offer a sneak peek of one of our performers, our very own Operations Director, Danny Smith, who not only sings one of his songs, ...
A Gathering of Women
9/21/2020 - by: Lee Ireland - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Rev. Lee Ireland invites you to walk a labyrinth, but she also invites women to join her for an online gathering this ...
Summer into Fall
9/8/2020 - by: Janet Kessenich - Take Your Time TuesdayWe hope that you had a blessed long weekend to enjoy the warmth and beauty of summer. With the passing of Labor Day, summer may feel like it's over, but according to the...
"Sing Praises"
8/31/2020 - by: Brian Bayer-Larson - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, we feature the Taize music of Brian Bayer-Larson underscoring some of the ways our hearts are filled with praise as the ...
A Way for the Day
8/24/2020 - by: Danny Smith - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Director of Operations at Rolling Ridge, Danny Smith, takes you on a brief tour of how our new online programming may be ...
Staying Present
8/10/2020 - by: John Kiemele - Take Your Time TuesdayIn this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Rolling Ridge Program Director, John Kiemele provides us with a 4 step process to stay present. Practicing PAIR places in ...
Cross Cultural Heart
8/3/2020 - by: Emily Kearns - Take Your Time TuesdayAs we seek to grow in our racial and cultural awareness, in this week's "Take Your Time Tuesday" video, Emily Kearns invites us to an upcoming online cross-cultural ...
Examen
7/27/2020 - by: Steve Garnaas-Holmes - Take Your Time TuesdayBalance. With all that presses upon us, many of us seek balance, a place where we are centered, that spiritual space where we can hold together the blessings and ...
To Retreat
7/20/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Christian Contemplation Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayAt the Ridge, we tend to use “retreat” as a noun, as a time to get away, but in this week's Take Your Time Tuesday video, Rolling Ridge Director, Lawrence Jay, looks at “...
Lectio Divina
7/13/2020 - by: Gayle Kerr - Christian Contemplation Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayDuring these uncertain times, the strength of God's promises and the encouragement in spiritual writings become even more important in keeping us grounded and hopeful. ...
Self-Reiki
7/6/2020 - by: Emily Kearns - Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessRestrictions may be slowly lifting as we move into month four of sheltering in place, but the need for self-care continues as strong as ever as the effects of physical ...
Visio Divina
6/29/2020 - by: Ingrid Cyros - Take Your Time TuesdayOver the past few months as we've sheltered in place, many of us have spent more time online on our devices and with the news than we ever have. With our eyes on ...
"Viriditas"
6/22/2020 - by: Samantha McCune - Christian Contemplation EcoSpirituality Take Your Time TuesdayWith the warmth of summer now upon us and all of Earth coming alive, we are in a season that sings of "viriditas." "Viriditas" is a Latin term coined by Hildegard von ...
Aramaic Lord's Prayer
6/15/2020 - by: Jean Chandler Douglas Koch - Christian Contemplation Take Your Time TuesdayWhile many of us grew up reciting the Lord's Prayer, there is more to its meaning than trust in God's daily provision. When understood and prayed in its original ...
Sound Meditation
6/15/2020 - by: Janet Kessenich - Spirituality Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessClick here or the thumbnail to watch the video With so much negative noise in the news, our spirits can easily grow weary and burdened. Today, we invite you to take ...
Sacred Texts
6/2/2020 - by: Katy Allen - EcoSpirituality Take Your Time Tuesday Wellness(click the thumbnail to watch the video) Rabbi Katy brings us a "Take Your Time Tuesday" video which encourages us to get outside and connect with the sacred texts of ...
A Taize of Thanks
5/22/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Take Your Time TuesdayClick the image below to watch the video The past two months have been challenging for Rolling Ridge as our onsite operations have been shut down because of the ...
Letting Go
5/5/2020 - by: Lawrence Jay - Mindfulness Spirituality Take Your Time TuesdayClick the Thumbnail below to watch the video When our onsite operations closed in mid-March, Rolling Ridge quickly launched online programming to provide spiritual ...
Breathing Forward
4/27/2020 - by: Pam Kristan - Take Your Time Tuesday WellnessThis week, time management specialist, Pam Kristan, offers a centering practice to prepare us for an exercise on how to move forward with purpose. With so many unknowns ...
Celebrate Earth Day 2020!
4/22/2020 - by: Kris Girrell - A Moment Apart EcoSpiritualityClick the thumbnail below to watch the video April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and the birth of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day also ...
Pause and Notice
4/21/2020 - by: Henry Schoenfield - Mindfulness Take Your Time TuesdayClick on the thumbnail below to watch the VLOG For this week's Take Your Time Tuesday video, retreat leader Henry Shoenfield introduces us to the spiritual practice of "...
SPOT ON
4/16/2020 - by: Karen Kline - ArtRolling Ridge Retreat Center is nestled quietly in the Valley of the Poets. What does the name mean? Over the past 400 years, the Merrimack Valley has been home to ...
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