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2023-02-19T16:37:27-04:00

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

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:37 pm By Leah D. Schade

As world leaders & climate activists meet in November for the U.N.’s COP27, preachers & congregations can help call for climate justice. Read more

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2023-02-19T16:38:39-04:00

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

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:38 pm By Leah D. Schade

Can we wrestle a blessing from our struggles for environmental justice? Two stories from Scripture encourage us to be persistent. Read more

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2023-02-19T16:41:10-04:00

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

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:41 pm By Leah D. Schade

What does it mean to “choose life” in an age of eco-cide? In Deut. 30:15-20, Moses calls on heaven and earth bear to witness to our choices. Read more

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2023-03-03T22:12:42-04:00

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From a Moment to a Movement: Rev. Nelson Rabell’s Saga and the ELCA Churchwide Assembly

Last updated on: March 3, 2023 at 10:12 pm By Leah D. Schade

The moment when Rev. Nelson Rabell’s congregation stood up against an abusive ecclesial system has turned into a movement for justice in the ELCA. Read more

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2023-03-03T22:13:31-04:00

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The ELCA Apology to Iglesia Luterana Santa María Peregrina: What Have We Learned?

Last updated on: March 3, 2023 at 10:13 pm By Leah D. Schade

A Lesson in How to Respond to an Insufficient Apology. The congregation of Iglesia Luterana Santa María Peregrina has much to teach us. Read more

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2023-02-19T16:42:13-04:00

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ECO-WEDDING LITURGY: Ideas for a Creation-Centered Wedding

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:42 pm By Leah D. Schade

Looking to design an eco-wedding liturgy? Here are ideas for Creation-centered wedding vows, ring blessings, tree-planting, and more! Read more

2023-03-03T22:14:21-04:00

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White Fragility in the ELCA: 5 Things We Can Do About It

Last updated on: March 3, 2023 at 10:14 pm By Leah D. Schade

A 2021 clergy survey indicates that White Fragility in the ELCA is muzzling Lutheran preachers. Here are 5 things we can do about it. Read more

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2023-03-03T22:15:26-04:00

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Unraveling Rohrer’s Big Lie: New Report about Rev. Nelson Rabell

Last updated on: March 3, 2023 at 10:15 pm By Leah D. Schade

A new report reveals that the story about "dozens" of accusers against Rev. Nelson Rabell Gonzalez is a fabrication. It's all part of Rohrer's Big Lie. Read more

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2023-02-19T16:43:30-04:00

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

Last updated on: February 19, 2023 at 4:43 pm By Leah D. Schade

Here are ideas for reading and preaching Genesis 18:1-10a, the story of Abraham’s hospitality under the Oaks of Mamre. This text is assigned for July 17th, 2022, the sixth Sunday after Pentecost in the Revised Common Lectionary. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip preachers and congregations for engaging the Bible through an ecological lens. The Oaks of Mamre play an important role in the story of Abraham’s hospitality toward God’s messengers. How can our congregations honor... Read more

2022-06-13T14:02:56-04:00

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

Last updated on: June 13, 2022 at 2:02 pm By Leah D. Schade

What can we learn from the prophet Micah and his "volcanic" warnings - and promise - for our own time and for God's Creation? Read more

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