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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Climate and Faith in the Year 2100
The second of two excerpts from Jim Antal's recently released book Climate Church, Climate World....
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Regional Environmental Summits as a Way to Engage Youth
To Environmental Stewardship Mission Group of the New Hampshire Conference, I had suggested that...
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The Case for Earth Day as a Celebration of the Church
Some years ago a sermon title caught my eye. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon had announced the...
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Bridging the Science Divide with New Documentary on Bill Nye
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth; for the Lord is a God of...
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The Future Church amid Climate Disaster: A Letter from 2070
The first of two excerpts from Jim Antal's recently released book Climate Church, Climate...
Read MoreDead Fish and Dead Satellites: Becoming a Space Age Environmentalist
When I was a boy, I worried about dead fish and polluted rivers. I still worry about fish kills,...
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Church Rallies Community in Support of Climate Lawsuit Filed by Youth
The Earth Care Committee of First Congregational Church of Sonoma recently hosted a forum to hear...
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The Reluctant Radical: A Documentary for Churches to Screen
‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” 1 Sam 3:9 A new documentary called “The...
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The Return of the Lorax: A Children’s Sermon
How many of you have read the Dr. Seuss story The Lorax? In this book, a young boy visits someone...
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Some years ago I became acquainted with the concept of “fan fiction.” For those unfamiliar with...
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For the Love of Children: A New Column
With my six-year-old daughter, I am always careful not to push my own passions onto her due to...
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Vatican Calls for Responsible Stewardship of the Outer Space Environment
In 2015, the UCC General Synod passed a resolution on Responsible Stewardship of the Outer Space...
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Climate Change and Traumatic Stress Disorder
I have heard Rev. Jim Antal, President of the Massachusetts Conference, mention that we would be...
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The Letter Manifesto: Children and Climate
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Anyone Who Has a Heart for Children, Let me begin with a...
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Fossil Fuel Divestment and Other Strategies: A United Church Funds Report
After the passing of the 2013 General Synod Resolution Urging Divestment–Along With Other...
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Fossil Fuel Divestment and Other Strategies: A Pension Boards Report
The Pension Boards-United Church of Christ, Inc. (PBUCC) is pleased to present this report on its...
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We Vote and We Win, But If We Don’t Vote, We All Lose
Throughout the UCC, we find a common conviction in the importance of environmental stewardship....
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Youth as Climate Prophets
"I am looking forward to having the world see the incredible power my generation holds." ...
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How Martin Luther King, Jr. Connects to Environmental Justice: Past and Present
Some may initially scratch their heads over the idea that Martin Luther King, Jr. could be...
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