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April 2023

April 02, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #1 – Condemned to death

The Stations of the Cross take on new meaning when we consider the eco-crucifixion of...

March 2023

March 19, 2023

Yearning for an Asbury Revival of a Different Kind: Creation, Faith, and Justice

The Asbury Revival may be over, but a hike on the Asbury Trails left me...

February 2023

February 19, 2023

10 Principles for Environmental Preaching and Eco-Sermons

If you want to craft eco-sermons to be part of protecting and healing God's Creation,...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

Advent & Environmental Repentance: Psalm 72, Matthew 3:1-12

During Advent, preachers can guide congregations to environmental repentance that brings about health & restoration...

November 21, 2022

How to Preach a Sermon about Climate Change and Your Congregation

Here is a basic form to preach a sermon about climate change that connects with...

October 2022

October 17, 2022

COP27 – Solidarity, Endurance for Climate Justice: Malachi 4, Luke 21

As world leaders & climate activists meet in November for the U.N.’s COP27, preachers &...

October 10, 2022

Be Persistent! Wrestling a Blessing for Eco-Justice: Genesis 32, Luke 18

Can we wrestle a blessing from our struggles for environmental justice? Two stories from Scripture...

August 2022

August 29, 2022

Choose Life for Earth, Choose Earth for Life — Deuteronomy 30:15-20

What does it mean to “choose life” in an age of eco-cide? In Deut. 30:15-20,...

July 2022

July 11, 2022

Honoring and Protecting the Oaks of Mamre: Genesis 18:1-10a

Here are ideas for reading and preaching Genesis 18:1-10a, the story of Abraham’s hospitality under...

June 2022

June 13, 2022

The Volcanic Warning – and Promise – of Micah 1:1-7, 2:12-13

What can we learn from the prophet Micah and his "volcanic" warnings - and promise...

May 2022

May 24, 2022

Justice for Creation is Justice for People: Psalm 97

Ideas for reading and preaching Psalm 97 with an eye toward environmental justice and human...

April 2022

April 06, 2022

Maundy Thursday and Passover: A Holy Eco-Connection

Here are ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 12:1-14 connecting Maundy Thursday and Passover from...

March 2022

March 07, 2022

Stars and Baby Chicks: God’s Promises in Genesis 15 and Luke 13

From the vastness of the cosmos to the tiny, vulnerable chicks, God’s promises both assure...

February 2022

February 06, 2022

A Blessed Ecosystem of Faith: Psalm 1, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 6:17-26

Create an ecosystem of faith! Both the psalmist and Jeremiah urge us to root ourselves...

January 2022

January 18, 2022

God’s Creation PREACHES! Psalm 19 Links Nature and Torah

God’s Creation preaches? How can this be? We have to tune our eyes, ears, hearts,...

December 2021

December 12, 2021

Peace On Earth and WITH Earth: Christmas, Psalm 96 and 97

Psalm 96 and 97 depict Earth has having agency, voice, and . . . dance? Yes!...

November 2021

November 09, 2021

Thanksgiving, Manna, and “Just Enough”: Exodus 16:13-21

Ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 16:31-21 for a Thanksgiving sermon or reflection. The key...

November 02, 2021

Grieving Extinct Species on All Saints Day

Can we make room on All Saints Day to remember species that have been listed...

October 2021

October 25, 2021

How to Love God in the Land Flowing with Milk and Honey

The Israelites faced the same challenge we do -- how to protect the land flowing...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Beware the Mob of Insatiable Appetites: Numbers 11 Through a Green Lens

Never enough quail! EcoPreacher 1-2-3 sermon helps for preaching Numbers 11:4-35 using a green lens....

August 2021

August 25, 2021

Food & Faith: Preaching Deuteronomy 4 Through a Green Lens

You are what you eat & how we steward our food reflects our faith. Here...

August 13, 2020

Church Leaders Need Climate Ambition: Grassroots and Treetops

An open letter to faith leaders: we need your climate ambition to galvanize people of...

August 02, 2020

The Butterfly Effect – Harnessing the Wind of Tiny Wings

God is harnessing the wind of our tiny wings. We are part of a “butterfly effect”...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

The Heart of the Earth: Jesus, Land, and Hope

For three days and three nights the Son of Man was in the heart of...

July 20, 2020

Finding Eden’s Forests in the Midst of COVID19

The forests of Kentucky offer my children and me a refuge of safety, beauty, and...

May 2020

May 16, 2020

Green Ramadan, Green Muslims: Spotlight on Huda Alkaff

Ever heard of Green Ramadan? How about Green Muslims? Meet Huda Alkaff, a champion for...

April 2020

April 26, 2020

10 Tips for Keeping Your Earth Day Resolutions

Earth Day Resolutions are a lot like New Year’s Resolutions – if you don’t put...

April 01, 2020

When Earth Demands Sabbath: Learning from the Coronavirus Pandemic

It is uncanny that on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Earth is finally getting...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

Birds, Church, and Climate Change: Spotlight on Corina Newsome

Meet Corina Newsome, a black, millennial, Evangelical, zoologist/biologist whose work focuses on connecting faith, science,...

February 28, 2020

Climate Issues are Public Health Issues: Spotlight on Dr. Natasha DeJarnett

Dr. Natasha DeJarnett reflects on climate, public health, and the intersections of race and pollution....