Category Archives: Famous Swedenborgians

#FBF: Cincinnatian Eliza Lovell Tibbets & her Orange Utopia

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

California’s citrus industry owes a huge debt to the introduction of the navel orange tree—in fact, to two trees in particular, the parent trees of the vast groves of navel oranges that exist in California today. Those trees were planted … Continue reading →

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#InternationalWomensDay Dorothea Harvey

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

Here in the U.S. Rev. Dr. Dorothea Ward Harvey (1922-2010) was the first woman to be ordained in the New Church (Swedenborgian). In her early life, she was recruited directly from Wellesley University to be a code breaker in WWII, … Continue reading →

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Relatively Presidential

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

Are you interested in Presidential History? Check out this article by Francesca McCrossan, Ph.D. And Rev. Dr. James F. Lawrence, about the great grand-uncle of George HW Bush, the first George Bush, and his connections to the New Church. https://css.gtu.edu/the-first-george-bush-philosopher-minister/

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#ArtAppreciation #FBF

Posted on November 2, 2018 by

Make a visit to Cincinnati’s Art Musuem and #FBF (flashback Friday) to all the people from our church who helped to enrich the Arts Community. #Frey #Pitman #FrederickEckstein #HiramPowers

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#Tunesday “With My Own Two Hands” @CinciMUSEchoir

Posted on April 17, 2018 by

“Out of this sorrowful experience (not being able to speak) I understand more fully all human strivings, thwarted ambitions, and the infinite capacity of hope.”  ~Helen Keller, (Famous Swedenborgian) “With My Own Two Hands,” written by Ben Harper, and arranged … Continue reading →

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#FBF, #Cincinnati #Fry #Woodcarving

Posted on January 19, 2018 by

The Cincinnati Society of the New Jerusalem was once home to many woodcarvings, done in Cincinnati, by people who were members of the church, “Benn Pitman and the two Frys introduced Cincinnatians to hand-carved, decorated furniture and architectural elements…In the … Continue reading →

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Loving Our Neighbor

Posted on November 9, 2017 by

Unselfish acts are the real miracles out of which all the reported miracles grow. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson From Heaven and Hell, Emanuel Swedenborg (trans. Dole), n. 15): 15. There are two quite distinguishable loves in heaven—love for the Lord and love for … Continue reading →

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#DoorsofPerception #WednesdayWisdom @ChapelWayfarers

Posted on June 28, 2017 by

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ~Helen Keller

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“The Botany of Desire,” Johnny Appleseed & #RoadTrips

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

John Chapman, or Johnny Appleseed as he came to be known, was a missionary for the Swedenborgian Church, pronouncing “Good news, right fresh from heaven.” Along the way he not only planted ideas of a new way to think about … Continue reading →

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