Berndt, Brooks

With my six-year-old daughter, I am always careful not to push my own passions onto her due to...

Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Anyone Who Has a Heart for Children, Let me begin with a...

On September 15th of 1982, more than 125 people gathered at Coley Springs Baptist Church in Warren...

More than one classic cartoon character has been portrayed as being so beset by misfortune that he...

A number of years ago as a divinity school student I found myself attending a rally for the...

Reflection on the October 1st Lectionary Reading—Exodus 17: 1-17 It has been said that climate...

With media coverage that swivels its focus at a dizzying speed, the attention span of adults has...

As I whisked my two-year old daughter to the restroom at our local nature center, my eyes landed...

One of the most poignant scenes depicted in the Bible is Joseph's "coming out party," the moment...

"I get enough bad news during the week. I don't need to hear more of it in a sermon." As much as I...

When preachers reflect from the pulpit on the familiar parable of the sower, many undoubtedly...

A recent viral video explores the simple question, “What if Earth treated us the way we treat...

Easter has been described as one of the greatest plot twists of all time, and I have come to...

Could church members meet their spiritual needs by adopting a practice that was common during the...

There has been an ongoing focus on race and the environment in the United States since the 1980s...

For some, it has become almost fashionable to call Donald Trump a “fascist.” While I believe...

Last month I posed to readers of The Pollinator the following questions: If you were to give a book...

An update from Rev Brooks Berndt, United Church of Christ Minister for Environmental Justice,...