Six New Things – Week of April 28, 2025

May Day means a lot this year.* In the midst of crisis, can we see with new eyes? Hear with new ears? Be transformed by traditional wisdom and new understanding? ONE Systems, institutions, and social norms are crumbling. Inner fortitude and…

Converse to Create a Creation Care Culture

Thanks to Katharine Hayhoe for another installment of her Talk About It campaign! No, she hasn't actually declared this as a campaign, but for the second week in a row, Katharine Hayhoe cites data that clearly concludes: the best thing we…

Spring Clean for a Furniture Drive

This Great Idea comes from Align MN's Furniture+Drive post. Thank you, Align - for your amazing work with people experiencing homelessness and this opportunity to engage in a real way. It's Spring Cleaning Season! Align invites us to: 'Give…

Six New Things – Week of April 21, 2025

This year, Easter is followed by the death of Pope Francis, Earth Day, and Arbor Day. The ancient Triduum lead us from betrayal to death to lostness to resurrection. Perhaps this new Triduum is calling the church to become a tower of faith that…

90% Agree – So Talk about It!

Thanks to evangelical Christian and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, for writing this Great Idea. Hayhoe entitled a recent Talking Climate blog post, '90% of Christian leaders agree that the climate is changing... but most aren't talking…

Six New Things – Week of April 7, 2025

Every good is necessary. Take a deep breath. Focus on what's most important in your context. Let us support you through Holy Week, Easter, Earth Day, and Arab American Heritage Month. We do so recognizing all the good in you and coming through…

Arbor Day, 2025

Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 25) are coming up! Rather than mash the two together, celebrate each with distinct and impactful action. This Arbor Day Great Idea comes from climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. In her Talking…

50 States, 50 Fixes

Thanks to Katharine Hayhoe for posting two Great Ideas in this week's Talking Climate blog. In her Good News section, Hayhoe lifts up a project from The New York Times - in which individuals and congregations from across the country are…

Six New Things – Week of March 31, 2025

It's hard to know where to focus. This week, as the EPA gets ripped apart, long-standing protections get rolled back, and vast swaths of shared wild spaces teeter on privatization, we take a wide-lens look at nature and related arenas of justice.…

Rise & Repair Community Presentation

Thanks to Rise & Repair for making this Great Idea so easy!! In their Weekly eNews Blast, Rise & Repair shared the following note: 'This past Sunday, Rise & Repair Alliance organizers presented at Creekside UCC (formerly 'Mayflower…