Iron Range Optimism

This Great Idea is bigger than a Great Idea: this is a state-, region-, industry-, nation-,  and globe-changing kind of Great Idea. 'Can a Coal Town Become a Climate Leader?' That's the question driving this one. It's the Great Idea…

Sun Day Is Coming!!

This Great Idea comes straight from Katharine Hayhoe, lead scientist with the Nature Conservancy, and Christian author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World (Simon & Schuster). And from Diana Butler…

Six New Things – Week of 09.01.25

This is ridiculously late, but hopefully still timely and helpful as we accompany one another in grief, step into this shoulder season of summer-to-school, and look ahead with growing uncertainty and fear - yet a faithful hope that God is at…

Yes, Serenity – Even and Especially Now

This is entirely Diana Butler Bass's Great Idea posted in her substack, The Cottage, where she posted her 'late night reflection': 'Serenity... Are You Kidding? Everything is worse than expected. Hearts are breaking; many are confused…

ICJ Ruling, K-Pop DH, & Local Youth Voices

This Great Idea is based on the fabulous news - shared by both Christiana Figueres in her Outrage + Optimism podcast/blog and Katharine Hayhoe in her Talking Climate blog. Read Christiana Figueres' July 24, 2025 post here. Read Katharine…