Finding Our Voice

Thanks to Jodi Belcher of Building Faith for this Great Idea - which is based on Cole Arthur Riley's 'Pentecost' reflections in Black Liturgies. I encourage folx to read and incorporate Cole Arthur Riley's Black Liturgies and other work consistently.…

Six New Things – Week of May 26, 2025

It's nearly PRIDE Season! Let's make it BIG this year! Let's shower Love, Welcome, and Belonging on all 2SLGBTQIA+ loved ones, neighbors - and Selves! ONE Honor and learn from the lived experience of intersectional identities: So Many…

Six New Things – Week of May 19, 2025

It's the end of the world as we know it. This much is true. What must be saved? What can we let go? Do we have the moral will for future flourishing? ONE Rev. Cameron Trimble's, When Sacred Ground Is Treated Like Spoil (Piloting Faith Blog)…

Faith & Food Waste

This is another Great Idea from Katharine Hayhoe. In her May 17, 2025 Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe newsletter, Katharine writes about a new chicken being raised in Zambia that is heat and disease resistant - and requires less water…

Teach Truth Day of Action

This Great Idea comes from the Zinn Education Project which invites individuals and groups (i.e., congregations) to participate in - or create! - a June 7, 2025 Teach Truth Day of Action. The Zinn Education Project focuses on public education,…

Moms + Dads + Grandparents = Climate Change Group

Thanks to Katharine Hayhoe for this Great Idea! This gap between Mother's Day and Father's Day (Grandparent's Day is September 7, 2025 - but maybe this can be a lead-up!) is a great time to talk about parents, parent groups, and climate change. Katharine's…

Six New Things – Week of May 12, 2025

Knowing who we are and who our people are is essential in spiritual and personal maturing. Compassionate communities foster self-awareness and belonging that nurtures life-long growth. ONE Heralded as 'a modern take on 'Are You. There God?…

Men and Church: Identity & Community

This Great Idea is inspired by a spate of recent news articles and broadcasts - coinciding with the publishing of a book on the very topic - wondering, 'What does it mean to be a man? And where do men find community?' It's more like a toolkit…

1000 Voices for Justice Weekend

This is not merely a Great Idea, but an urgent call to action. Thank you to Bishop William J. Barber II, Rev. Dr. Hanna R. Broome, and Rev. Dr. Alvin O'Neal Jackson for their prophetic witness and powerful leadership. REPAIRERS OF THE BREACH:…

Six New Things – Week of May 05, 2025

Replace terror and chaos with the beauty of justice and truth-telling in Spirit-filled community. ONE With the 'playful and light-hearted story', Wind, Stop Blowing! (Skinner), all ages will be inspired to move from 'despising and detesting'…