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March 2026

March 24, 2026

Palm Sunday Counters the Violence of Christian Nationalism

Palm Sunday follows on the heels of No Kings protests this year. Jesus's procession was a...

March 22, 2026

Estaciones Ecológicas del Vía Crucis, 2026

Aquí hay un recurso litúrgico para practicar Estaciones Ecológicas del Vía Crucis en medio la...

March 22, 2026

An Ecological Stations of the Cross, 2026

Eco-anxiety and eco-grief are on the rise. As war, species extinction, habitat loss, deforestation, and...

March 07, 2024

A Seed of Grief and Hope: Preaching Ideas for John 12:20-33

Jesus’s teaching in John 12:20-33 about a seed dying in order to bear fruit can...

April 2023

April 07, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #6 – The Ruthless Death of Eco-Crucifixion

Jesus died a ruthless death in the crucifixion. This year, 43,000 animals died from a...

April 06, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #5 – Waste and trash pollute Earth’s body

Ecological Stations of the Cross #5. Jesus was stripped of his garments. Today, waste and...

April 05, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #4 – Weeping for Our Children and Creation

Ecological Stations of the Cross, #4. Luke 23:27-28. Weeping for our children and Creation in...

April 04, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #3 – Environmental racism

Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus’s cross. Today, communities of color bear of the brunt of...

April 03, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #2 – The Cross and Deforestation

In this second installment of the Ecological Stations of the Cross, we connect Jesus's death...

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 27, 2023

Palm Sunday and Countering the Violence of Christian Nationalism

A Palm Sunday sermon countering the violence of Christian Nationalism calls for trust in God...

March 07, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross, 2023

Here is a liturgical resource for Christians to practice an Ecological Stations of the Cross...

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...

April 09, 2020

Living in a Maundy Thursday World: COVID-19 and Holy Week

Because of COVID-19, I’m thinking about the Maundy Thursday rituals of foot washing and communion...

April 05, 2020

We Are ‘Hosanna People’: Palm Sunday and Coronavirus

Palm Sunday's 'Hosanna' takes on a new meaning when facing the coronavirus epidemic. What it...

April 21, 2019

The Proximity of Hope: An Easter Sermon

In the midst of black holes, burning churches, and political corruption, how can Easter put...

April 01, 2018

Easter, April Fools, and God’s Laughter

Easter, April Fools. Some Christians may chafe at the notion of their holiest of days...

March 2018

March 31, 2018

The Stations of the Cross, a City Park, and Justice

Cold gray rain dripped down our hoods and umbrellas as the gathering of Christians moved...

March 27, 2018

The Last Rhino, Good Friday, and the Preachers’ Silence

It was a Tuesday when 'Sudan,' the last male northern white rhino on the planet,...

April 2017

April 10, 2017

Those Who Wash: The Divine Disorientation of Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday disorients us. On purpose. Think of the implications of what Jesus was doing....