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2017-10-20T07:51:44-04:00

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Preaching Across Divides: Purple Zone Strategies for Pulpit and Public Square

Last updated on: October 20, 2017 at 7:51 am By Leah D. Schade

Ecclesio.com invited me to contribute an essay for their week of conversations around the theme "Preaching Across the Divide(s)." Read more

2017-11-08T10:39:22-04:00

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315 Today – A Poem about Gun Violence

Last updated on: November 8, 2017 at 10:39 am By Leah D. Schade

315 Today*: A Poem About Gun Violence By Leah D. Schade Hot grey seed shot into pliant flesh yields a ruby bud blossomed into red petals. Is this our harvest? A crop of stilled hearts. To hold the metal of judgment in your hands; To learn the intricacies of the mechanism that finally comes down to your finger folding around this smooth curve. It is weakness ashamed of its ineptitude that thrills in firing a bullet faster than God can... Read more

2017-10-09T11:38:02-04:00

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Blade Runner 2049: 5 Star Review

Last updated on: October 9, 2017 at 11:38 am By Leah D. Schade

Blade Runner 2049 is a cinematic masterpiece with superb visual effects, an absorbing storyline, fascinating characters, and poignant religious/philosophical themes. Read more

2017-10-09T12:29:20-04:00

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Blade Runner 2049: Cli-Fi at Its Best

Last updated on: October 9, 2017 at 12:29 pm By Leah D. Schade

Blade Runner 2049 is cli-fi (climate fiction) at its best with superb visual effects, an absorbing storyline, fascinating characters, and poignant religious/philosophical themes. Read more

2017-10-05T23:46:16-04:00

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Feast of St. Francis: Resurrection Sermon for an Earth-Kin Congregation

Last updated on: October 5, 2017 at 11:46 pm By Leah D. Schade

St. Francis Sunday is Oct. 4. Here is a sermon to spark your creativity for preaching about our Earth-kin and their role in Christ's resurrection. Read more

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2017-09-26T08:50:50-04:00

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Shoes in the Vineyard: Immigration and Jesus’ Parable

Last updated on: September 26, 2017 at 8:50 am By Leah D. Schade

How Jesus' parable about the workers in the vineyard has shaped my perspective about immigration, refugees, undocumented workers, and Dreamers. Read more

2017-09-21T10:48:56-04:00

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Interview with Jim Minick, author of ‘Fire is Your Water’

Last updated on: September 21, 2017 at 10:48 am By Leah D. Schade

An interview with 'Fire is Your Water' novelist Jim Minick. A native of Pennsylvania, the mountains of the Cumberland Valley provide the cathedral for this book. Read more

2017-09-21T12:48:25-04:00

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Fire is Your Water by Jim Minick: Book Review

Last updated on: September 21, 2017 at 12:48 pm By Leah D. Schade

'Fire is Your Water' ignites a story that is both poignant and memorable. A love story with elements of magical realism, ecotheology, and questions of theodicy, this book captures the beauty and rural culture of 1950s south-central Pennsylvania. Read more

2017-09-29T13:32:36-04:00

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Hymn: ‘Earth and All Kin’

Last updated on: September 29, 2017 at 1:32 pm By Leah D. Schade

A hymn for St. Francis Sunday, Blessing of the Animals, Earth Day, or any Sunday! The lyrics capture the creation story of Genesis Chapter 1. Notice how the lyrics reflect the progression of creation (and evolution, for that matter) in the Genesis story. Read more

2017-09-13T07:23:31-04:00

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Planet Earth’s Potsdam Declaration on Climate Change

Last updated on: September 13, 2017 at 7:23 am By Leah D. Schade

Planet Earth is calling for the unconditional surrender of climate hostilities. Based on the Potsdam Declaration ending WWII, here are the terms. Read more

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