The Good News: Morning Reads
If you are looking for where the divine is at work today in caring for God's creation, then check...
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Taking Flight Post-Election
As we emerge from this recent election season, I am drawn to the image of a butterfly emerging...
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Sermons in Support of Youth
As "the Trial of the Century" approaches its first day, pastors from around the country have...
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Church of the Wild: Thinking and Worshipping Outside the Box
In April of this past year, Church of the Wild was launched. Once a month, the church gathers at a...
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Climate Report Depression and Effective Climate Therapy
For many, the release of a new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have...
Read MoreChickens of the World Unite: Confronting the Fox at the EPA
During a presentation on environmental justice this past year, the speaker showed us a photo that...
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A Spirit Unbroken: Inspiration from Benjamin Chavis, Jr.
In a keynote address at the 6th Annual HBCU Climate Change Conference, Benjamin Chavis, Jr.,...
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Unnatural Disasters: The Truth about Hurricanes and Typhoons
Natural disasters reveal a lot about what is “unnatural” in our world. A headline story for...
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Labor Day Reflection: Challenging False Narratives
Savior, Son of God, Peacemaker, born for the common benefit of all… Each of these titles and...
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Phone Banking for God’s Creation
There is a non-partisan and vitally important way that people of faith can make a difference this...
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Children under Environmental Threat from Administration
As my daughters begin school this week, I find myself in a state of agonized worry. It is not...
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The “Secret Ingredients” for Climate Justice
In a recent New Yorker article, there is a photo of an eight-year-old girl named Avery Tsai at a...
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Three Great Loves and Climate Action
In partnership with Blessed Tomorrow, the UCC has produced Three Great Loves and Climate Action: A...
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Farm Church as Embodied Spirituality: An Interview with Sarah Horton-Campbell
This past year saw the birth of a new UCC church: Common Life Church & Farm. The church is...
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Singing Our Way to the Top: The Struggle for Climate Justice
The biblical scholar Robert Altar paints a vivid picture of pilgrims ascending up Mount Zion to...
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Faith and the Vulnerability of Children
In the Gospel reading for this Sunday, we are faced with the agonizing vulnerability of a 12-year...
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Flip the Switch: Preterm Births and a Moral Opportunity
Imagine that you have the opportunity to improve the lives of countless persons by simply flipping...
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Grasshopper Theology: From Climate Disaster to the Promised Land
Recently, as I undertook my daily devotional practice of reading a chapter from the Bible on my...
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Theologies of Genocide and Earth Day Ethics
Lorie Shaull While waiting to speak at an environmental event earlier this year, another speaker...
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Commentary: Theologies of Genocide and Earth Day Ethics
While waiting to speak at an environmental event earlier this year, another speaker told me a...
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