Six New Things – Week of April 06, 2026

Blessed Easter! New Life is springing up! Grief and death - the aftermath of fear and hatred - these are passing away. Or at least, their time has come. Let's move on into Resurrection, even as empire crumbles. ONE 2026 EcoFaith Summit of…

Holy Week Supplemental – The Resurrection Road

Beloved Faith Leaders: The week ahead is an enormous one for us as Christians, particularly for us as Christians in America in 2026. To support you in all the emotional and theological complexities, the spiritual and liturgical dexterities…

Six New Things – Week of March 23, 2026

Ancient and contemporary prophets urge us into the public square full of moral clarity and calls for God's justice: elders, youth, and children - together, we repent, repair, and shift the moral compass towards justice. ONE Begin with repentance:…

Six New Things – Week of February 23, 2026

Tragedies and traumas continue even as some can refocus on repair and healing. And others are striving to address the multicrises as chaos and destruction threaten our very existence. Yet we also need rest and renewal. ONE As we wearily and…

Six New Things – Week of February 16, 2026

Slow down. Breathe. With eyes freshly opened, we make room for awe. We move past shame to embrace transformation - and rewrite the future with hope. ONE We may have space for a breather. But as everyone is pointing out, the work of transforming…

Six New Things – Week of February 02, 2026

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…

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…

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…

Six New Things – Week of December 15, 2025

This is a cold Advent as empire's agents seize our neighbors; empire's greed steals food and healthcare; empire's ego tramples on dignity. Belonging, solidarity, and justice are communal antidotes that build courage as they resist empire's fragile…