
Six New Things – Week of June 6, 2022
Six New Things'Belonging is the antidote to loneliness', writes Mary Kay Duchene. And loneliness is at the heart of too much violence, tragedy and loss. As we celebrate Pride - while continuously grieving tragic and senseless shootings; as we enjoy the beginning…

Six New Things – Week of May 30, 2022
Six New ThingsI didn't plan to post anything this week due to the Memorial Day break, but with two horrific shootings in the past two weeks, the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the persistence of war, and the mounting toll of Covid-19 - which many of…

Six New Things – Week of May 23, 2022
Six New ThingsAt this tail end of Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we have a pile of great resources to counteract loneliness, depression, anxiety, and fear with stories of community and belonging, the…

Six New Things – Week of May 16, 2022
Six New ThingsA life grounded in love and shaped by the wisdom of communal stories can lead us from oppression to freedom; inner turmoil to culture shifts; loneliness to belonging; and being our whole, True Self.
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Six New Things – Week of May 09, 2022
Six New ThingsThis week's list is all about you, dear leader, to encourage social transformation, expand biblical studies, hone pastoral care, develop new mentors, reorient preaching, strengthen personal awareness - or simply support you, if all this feels…

Six New Things – Week of May 2, 2022
Six New ThingsBaptism is the two-fold Divine promise that we are deeply loved and forever part of God's Beloved Community. Here are resources for exploring the True Self and our eternal interconnectedness.
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Help your Littles glimpse the promises with…

Six New Things – Week of April 25, 2022
Six New ThingsHealthy children become empowered youth become capable leaders: find resources for developing resilience, strength, and determination in the face of crisis, marginalization, and dehumanization - all for a more hopeful tomorrow.
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Start by…

Six New Things – Week of April 18, 2022
Six New ThingsEaster + Earth Day = Creationtide: when New Life emerges through healing nature, dismantling racism, refreshing perspectives, renewed theology, soothing anxieties, and empowering young leaders.
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Environmentalist Bill McKibben and artist…

Six New Things – Week of April 4, 2022
Six New ThingsExplore the power and importance of embracing personal boundaries to move through grief and trauma toward reconciliation, reparations, and new life - across racial, generational, identity and other divides.
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Six New Things – Week of March 28, 2022
Six New ThingsSpiritual Growth is what it's all about this week: growing in care and connection; in listening and love; in imagination and meeting the impossible.
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The Parable of the Fig Tree is fodder for Amy-Jill Levine's latest children's book, The…