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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Study Guide for Naomi Klein’s “The Battle for Paradise”
For church discussion groups, Martín Anderson has created a study guide for Naomi Klein's The...
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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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Reversing Climate Change and Saving Money
When we flip a light switch or turn the key in our vehicle, few of us think about the impact of...
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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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Farming in the Space Age
In 2015, the UCC General Synod passed a resolution on Responsible Stewardship of the Outer Space...
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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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When You March, Expand Your Impact with Your Inner Artist
“If a bear poops in a forest and no one sees it, does that mean it didn’t happen?" You know...
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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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Rise for Climate: A 40-Day Practice
Counting down to the day until people from around the globe take to the streets and Rise for...
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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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Time for NASA to Take Out the Trash
When General Synod approved a resolution in 2015 calling on church members to address the space...
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Murky: A Poem
At the Yale Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology, the following poem was read by Jennifer...
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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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