As the oil spill continues in the Gulf of Mexico and our prayers are with all those affected by the spill, Bruce Reyes-Chow, PC(USA) Moderator; Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly; and Linda Bryant Valentine, Executive Director of…
Read more »When I first posted about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, I knew that the cleanup from the disaster would be ongoing – for years, but I never thought that the spill would continue for over a month. But as…
Read more »The National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program has created a bulletin insert and resource about the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The bulletin insert includes prayers about the oil spill, facts about the disaster, and ideas for related study. To…
Read more »Prayer: As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues, Creation Hope has a new project called Oil Spill Prayer, which is asking that people commit to pray about the oil spill. You can commit to prayer, share prayers,…
Read more »Over the past several days I have seen a lot of helpful resources about and responses to the BP Oil Spill that is ongoing in the Gulf of Mexico. Many of these reflections focus on the need for limiting our…
Read more »As the oil spill continues in the Gulf of Mexico, I feel a bit stuck. I cannot remember such an ongoing environmental disaster. And what can I do? As much as I’d like to grab a bottle of Dawn off…
Read more »It seems that there is always contradictory news to report. I smiled as I read the headline this morning that the country’s first offshore wind farm had been approved. This is a good step forward in creating more renewable energy…
Read more »The Presbyterian Hunger Program offers materials for a monthly 40-hour fast. These resources offer fast participants new perspectives on food issues related to the Global Food Crisis. February’s fast materials are focused on an increased demand for food in India…
Read more »From the PC(USA) homepage: In the wake of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is responding through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and its partners. Presbyterian World Mission is gathering information on the safety and status of our mission…
Read more »Joe Tobiason, a Young Adult Volunteer with the Joining Hands Network in Peru (or in Spanish Red Uniendo Manos Peru) wrote this post about La Oroya. On our eco-justice trip to Peru earlier this year we visited the town of…
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