A Case for the Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement: Dollie Burwell
Dollie Burwell with the children and youth of Oak Level UCC While any social movement owes its...
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How the Attention Span of Adults Hurts Children: The Lasting Impact of Hurricanes
With media coverage that swivels its focus at a dizzying speed, the attention span of adults has...
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Creation Justice and Emerging Models of Church
Progressive Christian leaders such as Cameron Trimble and John Dorhauer have been leading a...
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Invitation to Pollinate: Another Way to Bee the Church
As I whisked my two-year old daughter to the restroom at our local nature center, my eyes landed...
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“A True Game Changer”: Toxic Wastes and Race 30 Years Later—An Interview with Charles Lee
Thirty years ago Charles Lee was principal author of the landmark report "Toxic Wastes and Race in...
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A Farm Church Seeks Rural Renewal through its Creation Care Ministry
In 2016, a farm church called The Keep & Till was founded in Carroll County, Maryland. The...
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Climate Change and the Church’s “Coming out Party”
One of the most poignant scenes depicted in the Bible is Joseph's "coming out party," the moment...
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Statistical Report: The Environmental Commitments of UCC Churches
Earlier this year, a task force created by the UCC Board of Directors to identify future...
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Ministry That’s Good for the Soil and Good for the Soul
Rev. Dele describes herself as "a grandmother, theologian, and Climate Reality Leader who uses her...
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When Compassion Leads Us beyond Comfort
"I get enough bad news during the week. I don't need to hear more of it in a sermon." As much as I...
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The Parable of the Sower and the Planting of a Yard Sign
When preachers reflect from the pulpit on the familiar parable of the sower, many undoubtedly...
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The Climate March as an Empathy Test
A recent viral video explores the simple question, “What if Earth treated us the way we treat...
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Lesson from Pope Francis: How to Frame Climate
What follows is an excerpt from Donna Schaper’s book I ♥ FRANCIS. In the book, Schaper...
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The Climate March as an Easter Plot Twist
Easter has been described as one of the greatest plot twists of all time, and I have come to...
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To Revolutionize the Church, Go Outdoors: An Interview with Stephen Blackmer
The homepage for the Church of the Woods website offers a compelling combination of warm invitation...
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From the French Revolution, Inspiration for Churches Today?
Could church members meet their spiritual needs by adopting a practice that was common during the...
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Background on Race and Climate
There has been an ongoing focus on race and the environment in the United States since the 1980s...
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Lessons from a 1,500-Square-Mile Lead Catastrophe
After a hundred years of mining contaminated the Coeur d’Alene River as well as nearby lakes and...
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Urgent: Stand with Standing Rock!
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has announced its intention to issue a permit for the construction...
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Creation Justice and Church 3.0: An Interview with Cyndy Ash
Progressive Christian leaders such as Cameron Trimble and John Dorhauer have been leading a...
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