April 1, 2021
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March 23, 2021
On the Brink of Extinction: The Vaquita’s Lament
Poem written by Beverly R Hampton Harvey Browne Presbyterian Church Louisville, KY March 7, 2021 Background: A small porpoise named the vaquita was declared the most endangered marine mammal in the world in 2006. Vaquitas have long been in decline as they have been caught in nets intended for another fish called the Totaba whose… Read more »
January 29, 2021
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Poor People’s Campaign and Hunger Concerns
While we work on long-term solutions to systemic injustices, we also are called to stay active in our local communities. On January 18, 2021 Rev. Frank Dew and other members of Salem presbytery worked with partners to raise awareness about hunger through a food drive and advocacy, as one of many ways to honor the… Read more »
January 20, 2021
Honoring the Life and Witness of Rev. Dr. Robert Stivers
November 25, 2020
Children, Teens, Climate Change and Caring for God’s Creation
October 12, 2020
Green Good News
Book review by Rebecca Barnes T. Wilson Dickinson has published an excellent book that will be of great importance to the church at large and the ecumenical movement for economic and environmental justice. It will be invigorating to individuals and congregations. As a professor at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky and as a writer, pastor,… Read more »
August 31, 2020
Peacemaking resource includes Climate Change, Poverty, Racism and other themes to engage
The new Companion Guide to the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s “Commitment to Peacemaking” has just been released. This will be a fabulous resource for the church. The Companion Guide encourages a congregation to spend a year with each theme, and provides resources for study, worship, and action. Presbyterian Hunger Program contributed the suggestions on climate change…. Read more »
June 22, 2020
“If we say we are without sin…”
June 5, 2020
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 »
May 31, 2020
Equal Exchange’s 2020 Summit
The Presbyterian Coffee Project offers a special link between congregations and communities around the world. Churches can now reach out to neighbors overseas not only with the prayers and offerings we give, but with the goods and products we purchase. The basic way a congregation participates is to serve fair trade coffee during fellowship hour… Read more »