For November… Organize Now!
A few weeks ago I attended a community meeting as my home state of Ohio prepared for a...
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Heading For Extinction (And What We Can Do About It): An Extinction Rebellion Presentation
Extinction Rebellion NYC is forming affinity groups with members of the United Church of Christ....
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The Cancer Threat Story That People of Faith Need to Know
One of the most significant environmental justice stories of this past year is that of ethylene...
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Suffering from Climate Burnout? Learn from a Burnt Out Moses
After a couple of recent conversations with friends who confided that they were suffering from...
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Woe to the Unambitious: Greta as Prophet
Prophets provoke a reckoning, a moment of truth that cannot be denied. The illusion of...
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Jesus as an Anti-Colonialist: Why It Matters Today
If someone were to ask me why I am Christian, the scripture that comes to mind first is a passage...
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Climate Change Morality and the Titanic: Preventing Disaster
Imagine that you could travel back in time with one chance to avert the sinking of the Titanic....
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5 Things You Can Do to Support the Green New Deal
What can churches and their members do to support the Green New Deal and actualize their care...
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Preaching on the Green New Deal
Seven preachers known for their work in caring for Creation were each asked to offer a tip on how...
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Churches as Laboratories of Love and Schools of Democracy
I have frequently thought of churches as laboratories of love—places in which we are constantly...
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Thumbprints for Footprints: A Cookie Sale for Planet Earth
For Earth Sunday, Plymouth Church UCC of Shaker Heights, Ohio decided to undertake an activity to...
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A Green New Deal: Denominational Body to Consider Support
With a history of landmark environmental actions and stands, the United Church Christ is preparing...
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Commentary: The Green New Deal and Partisan Myths
According to a recent news article from NPR, “the partisan clash” over the Green New Deal...
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The Youth Climate Strike and Churches
On March 15th, as high school students around the world walked out of their classes as part of the...
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What the Environmental Movement Can Learn from Fundamentalists
In moments of passion and enthusiasm, one can gain a glimpse of future potentials—both positive...
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Creation Justice: Where Are You Called to Serve?
In Genesis, we find that our first call as people of faith is to tend to God’s creation. In...
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Clean and Affordable Energy: Small Group Discussion Guides
Public dialogue and action are urgently needed for our society to confront the intertwined...
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Should You Give Up Meat to Save the Planet? Tell Us What You Think
Toward the end of 2018, Oliver Milman wrote a piece for The Guardian entitled, “Why Eating Less...
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Resolution for the New Year: Protect the Children
The Cleveland City Council Must Act to Prevent Lead Poisoning! In 2018, it was reported that the...
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How to Confront a Giant (Like the Fossil Fuel Industry)
Those who are concerned about climate change frequently and rightly spend a lot of time focused on...
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