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Posts Categorized: Eco-Justice
February 8, 2013
The 2013 daily calendar “Tread Lightly for Lent” is now available for download. Click here to learn more. Individuals and congregations alike are invited to use this resource as a daily reminder that drawing close to God and caring for God’s earth go hand in hand. May your Lenten season be blessed!
February 7, 2013
Presbyterian congregations as well as many others are participating this weekend in a national “preach-in” on global warming. In addition to raising the issue of climate change in worship and preaching, churches may send postcards or petitions to President Obama to “love” God’s earth (this close to Valentine’s Day). My home church is participating in… Read more »
November 27, 2012
Right now, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is meeting in Doha, Qatar for the 18th Conference of the Parties. As Christians and as global citizens, we are invited to follow along. During these two weeks, will you: learn more, by reading about the conversations at the UNFCCC web… Read more »
September 20, 2012
Let’s contribute the voice of people of faith to United Nations conversations still emerging out of the Rio+20 conversations from late June. Called by God to care for creation, we can write, speak, and stand up for sustainability throughout all the earth. Read more »
July 16, 2012
How is eating a responsible act of one’s faithful discipleship? Beyond Thanksgiving Day, how do we show our gratitude about food? What kind of consumption supports the earth, farmers, and families? Plan ahead for World Food Day in October with this Food Week of Action information. And, mark your calendar for next spring’s… Read more »
July 12, 2012
Scriptural calls to confession and active repentance/turning Isaiah 5:8 Ah, you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is room for no one but you, and you are left to live alone in the midst of the land! Job 28:9-12 They put their hand to the flinty rock,… Read more »
June 21, 2012
Scripture Gen 2:5-15 In the day that the Holy God made the earth and the heavens, when no plant of the field was yet in the earth and no herb of the field had yet sprung up—for the Holy God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no one to… Read more »
June 20, 2012
Scripture: Genesis 1:31a God saw everything that God had made, and indeed, it was very good. Psalm 104: 1-4 Bless the Holy One, O my soul….you make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind, you make the winds your messengers, fire and flame your ministers… John 3:16-17 For God so… Read more »
June 20, 2012
News and perspectives from diverse conversation partners at the People’s Summit: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (official web site) Clic here to read the Rio+20 Outcome Document being discussed for adoption by heads of states. Video of NGOS speaking at the United Nations, feeling that Rio+20 is not the future we want…. Read more »
June 19, 2012
Scripture Ecclesiastes 3:19 For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have good reward for their toil. For if they fail, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is… Read more »
