Listening Post

Some day I hope to come up with a cool hashtag and a link and a social media blitz about this one, but for now, I think the in-person approach is what's really needed. This is my own 'Great Idea', though it hardly seems novel or great - it's…

Six New Things – Week of May 30, 2022

I didn't plan to post anything this week due to the Memorial Day break, but with two horrific shootings in the past two weeks, the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the persistence of war, and the mounting toll of Covid-19 - which many of…

Six New Things – Week of May 23, 2022

At this tail end of Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we have a pile of great resources to counteract loneliness, depression, anxiety, and fear with stories of community and belonging, the…

Pollinators of the Spirit

Thanks to MN Conference UCC COMMAntary writers for sharing this Great Idea! I am unable to create a link to this article, so will share it verbatim: Pollinators of the Spirit: St John's United Church of Christ in Norwood Young America On…

Six New Things – Week of May 16, 2022

A life grounded in love and shaped by the wisdom of communal stories can lead us from oppression to freedom; inner turmoil to culture shifts; loneliness to belonging; and being our whole, True Self. ONE OH, my goodness! Check out this book…

Six New Things – Week of May 09, 2022

This week's list is all about you, dear leader, to encourage social transformation, expand biblical studies, hone pastoral care, develop new mentors, reorient preaching, strengthen personal awareness - or simply support you, if all this feels…

Holy Humor Sunday

Thanks to the MN Conference UCC for sharing this Great Idea in their weekly COMMAnts newsletter. I share it here, verbatim: The Federated Church of Morris celebrated Holy Humor Sunday on Sunday, April 24. For centuries in Eastern Orthodox,…

Six New Things – Week of May 2, 2022

Baptism is the two-fold Divine promise that we are deeply loved and forever part of God's Beloved Community. Here are resources for exploring the True Self and our eternal interconnectedness. ONE Help your Littles glimpse the promises with…