Six New Things – Week of November 28, 2022

Many people argue that food and/or climate change bridge all other areas of justice. I argue that theology is our most essential starting point. If we lean into the discomfort of imaging God in new and more nuanced ways, how might that change…

Word and Watercolor

Thanks to Rev. Tammy Wilkinson of Beaver Lake Lutheran Church in Maplewood, MN, for sharing this Great Idea through the St Paul Area Synod, ELCA's News & Events letter. Pastors Elizabeth Wilder (Gethsemane, ELCA) and Tammy Wilkinson (Beaver…

Six New Things – Week of November 21, 2022

With gratitude for the diversity that shows up in our celebrations in all sorts of beautiful ways, these resources invite us into those difficult table discussions we all should be having, but avoid. Racism and multiculturalism, special needs…

Maps, Prayers, and Action

Thanks to Vernita Kennen of Incarnation Lutheran Church for sharing this Great Idea via the St Paul Area Synod's (ELCA) News & Events letter. After participating in an ELCA World Hunger webinar on 'Hunger and Conflict', Vernita Kennen…

Make the Seasons Accessible

Thanks to Rev. YaNi Davis for writing this beautiful guide for safe(r) household, family, and congregational gatherings this holiday season. What a Great Idea! Rev. YaNi Davis writes, "It's the most wonderful time of the year for most. At…

Six New Things – Week of November 14, 2022

Learn from nature. Love nature. Love your self. Love the world. Heal self. Heal nature. Heal the planet. It's a beautiful circle of love, leading by letting our light shine, and the joy of creation care. ONE Braiding Sweetgrass has been revised!!…

Brown Is Beautiful

This Great Idea is inspired by the new children's book of the same name, Brown Is Beautiful: A Poem of Self-Love and Jesus Learns to Glow: The poem tells the story of a young Indian-American girl hiking with her grandparents - and noting…

Storytelling Pilgrimage through the Christmas Story

Thanks to Building Faith for this Great Idea! Combine storytelling and pilgrimage to make an intergenerational opportunity for the whole community. As author Dina Widlake writes, "Both storytelling and pilgrimage are meant to be experiences…

Six New Things – Week of November 07, 2022

We're covering every major holiday and observation within a four-month radius, today. And that's not including Election Day (we cover that in Community Opportunities, Spiritual Practices, and our lib guide). For everything else - from Halloween…

Contemplative Arts Advent Retreat

Thanks to Simone Monique Barnes for sharing this Great Idea through Building Faith. Barnes writes, "During Advent, invite the community to a relaxing, self-guided afternoon with various forms of artistic prayer and opportunities for both…