Posts Categorized: Books

‘Let Justice Roll Down Like Water’

By Trisha Tull, Third Act Faith Coordinating Committee Member, appeared first online on Third Act Faith’s website LAST MONTH, I SPENT a long weekend discussing faith, environmental justice, and water both actual and metaphorical with members of the First Unitarian Church of Memphis – Church of the River on the eastern bank of the Mississippi in Memphis,… Read more »

“If we say we are without sin…”

By Rebecca Barnes, Coordinator, Presbyterian Hunger Program “If we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” For many of us, this line of confession has been part of the liturgy of our worship and our lives for a long time. As Christians, we articulate a belief that… Read more »

White Fragility: Second Reflection from PHP Staff

I can't breathe female protestor As part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concerns purposes to accompany Presbyterians reflecting on decisions as an extension of their faith and values. As a staff we remember our own need for faithful discipleship through continuous education, questioning and discovery. Most recently we have done that by reading the book White… Read more »

White Fragility: Reflection from PHP Staff

As part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program, Sustainable Living and Earth Care Concerns purposes to accompany Presbyterians reflecting on decisions as an extension of their faith and values. As a staff we remember our own need for faithful discipleship through continuous education, questioning and discovery. Most recently we have done that by reading the book White… Read more »

Building the Good Life for All, new book available

Building the Good Life for All: Transforming Income Inequality in Our Communities By Shannon Jung   We hear a lot about the gap between the economically secure and those just getting by.  What we wonder is “How can we transform the income gap in our communities?” We know that this is the sort of neighborliness… Read more »

Riding the Blue Marble, new book available

Riding the Blue Marble by Dave Wasserman   The book is an illustrated meditation on faith, science and hope and it relates to Wasserman’s volunteering around a new resource from NOAA  called Science on a Sphere.  The sphere displays images of earth and its various systems, using data from our satellites and mathematical projections about climate… Read more »

Earth Care Congregation Spotlight: Westminster Presbyterian Church Eugene, OR

Westminster Presbyterian Church gets active! Westminster Presbyterian Church in Eugene, Oregon has taken significant strides to educate one another about the world around us. They are having a summer promotion of walking to church (instead of driving automobiles), and they have also started a nine-week program on Sundays called, “Walk to Bethlehem” with environmental education… Read more »

Study Guide Available for “Year of Plenty”

Rev. Craig Goodwin emailed me recently to let me know that a study guide is now available for his book Year of Plenty, which reflects on his family’s year of sustainable Christian living.  The study guide was developed by Millwood Community Presbyterian Church’s small group ministry.   Read my earlier blog post on Year of Plenty to… Read more »

“Year of Plenty”

Rev. Craig Goodwin, a pastor at Millwood Community Presbyterian Church in Millwood, Washington asked if I might be interested in reading his new book Year of Plenty and mailed me a copy earlier this year. It is always exciting to…

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