Six New Things – Week of January 19, 2026

Three weeks ago, Sherrilyn Ifill wrote, 'If you are not feeling something close to heartbreak this week, you are not paying attention...' Witnessing repeated - orchestrated - trauma and tragedy is costly to our souls. Our hearts break. Community…

Stories to Build Courage

Thanks to Daneen Akers, Watchfire Media, and everyone behind Holy Troublemakers & Unconventional Saints for sharing this Great Idea. They write, 'In honor of the Season of Nonviolence [which begins today (January 30) and runs through…

Six New Things – Week of January 12, 2026

It has been a tragic, terrifying week. Renee Nicole Good's life was ended by federal agents. Untold others have been traumatized; lives have been irrevocably changed through separation, kidnapping, disappearing. Parents have been taken…

Intergenerational Worship – A Primer

Thanks to Sarah Bentley Allred from Building Faith for sharing this Great Idea - and full-blown resource - in her November 05, 2025, article: Hallmarks of Intergenerational Worship: Dignified Reciprocity. Allred identifies 'five characteristics…

Six New Things – Week of January 05, 2026

Blessed Epiphany and welcome to 2026. After 2025's extraordinary challenges, I hope you found time for rest and renewal following your Christmas observances and enter this new year with renewed hope and courage. Six New Things is making some…