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The Art Institute of Chicago has been a sacred place for me, ever since I was a student chaplain. After sitting with families as they processed their shock and grief after gunshot wounds, cancer diagnoses, and death, I needed a place that was completely different than the ER and the ICU.  When we entertain guests, […]

Please see THIS link to a Google Document you can view or download. I change the links frequently, so come back often! TRACI SMITH MASTER RESOURCE LIST Updated March 4. 2025

2024 was a big year and there was a lot to learn! (There always is, right?) I often do these kinds of reflections around my birthday but this year, it felt more like a year-end kind of thing. This is a list of things I spent hours thinking about or writing about in 2024. Some

We would love to see you at any of these events! Please be in touch with any questions or to book your own event! 9/28/2024 — Chicago Presbytery Leadership Conference, Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary10/20/2024 — Preaching and Interactive Workshop at Deerfield Presbyterian Church 10/26/2024 — Faith at Home Workshop, First Presbyterian Church of Michigan City10/27/2024

1. More fresh air, sunshine, and water for everybody of all ages. 2. Screens are the new smoking.  3. The best people aren’t really on social media much, if at all. This is just a fact.  4. Western medicine can fix hardware problems but not software problems and a lot of times what looks like

The delightful and talented REV. MARY HAWES has written an all-ages Christmas service called Follow The Star. I love this as an Epiphany service. It’s so very well done. Mary has very generously permitted all to use it free of charge. Please use proper attribution “Service written by Mary Hawes, 2023. Used by permission. All