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November 2024

November 11, 2024

Why Did God Allow This to Happen? Post-election Theodicy

Why did God allow this to happen? Maybe that's not the most helpful question post-election....

August 2024

August 22, 2024

Purity & Pesticides: Protecting God’s Creation, Human Health

Protecting nature and human health from pesticides is one way churches can live into their...

June 2024

June 18, 2024

Inside Out 2 Parallels Faith Journey, Theological Education

Inside Out 2 parallels the process of deconstruction I often see in seminary students. Embracing...

September 2020

September 01, 2020

September Mourn: Lament and Love Meet Covid19, Climate & Racism

Clinging to love and lament during this September Mourn, here are the words I want...

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 20, 2020

10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day at Home

In the time of the coronavirus pandemic, here 10 ways to commemorate the 50th Anniversary...

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 27, 2020

Race, Faith, and the Climate Movement: Interview with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

Rev. Lennox Yearwood reflects on the power of faith to address the intersections of race...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

Is Your Dream Too Small? Or Too Big? A Rabbi, MLK, and a Revelation of Love

Following God’s call can be exhausting and depleting. Isaiah 49:1-7 shows us sometimes we dream...

November 2019

November 27, 2019

Rooted and Rising in Advent – 28 Days for Connecting with Earth

Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis has 28 short essays...

November 22, 2019

NEW BOOK: Rooted and Rising – Voices of Courage in a Time of Climate Crisis

I'm excited to announce the publication of Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a...

October 2019

October 20, 2019

3 Lessons from Jacob Wrestling at the Jabbok. Genesis 32:20-32

Who is Jacob wrestling with at the river Jabbok? A demon? An angel? His brother...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

Period Prayers: An Issue of Blood and Faith (Guest Post)

Period Prayers can help women of faith find their voice when dealing with the bodily...

November 2018

November 04, 2018

Bringing Our Faith to the Ballot Box: All Saints Sunday Sermon

It’s time to bring our whole selves to this democracy. This means bringing our intellect,...

September 2018

September 02, 2018

Climb that Holy Hill! Legacy Lessons from Aretha Franklin and John McCain

A sermon on what Aretha Franklin and John McCain have taught us about what it...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Forest Therapy: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, Wk. 8

Have you heard of 'forest therapy? Developed in Japan, the practice of walking in the...

July 11, 2018

Breathing Trees: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, wk. 6

In this week’s devotional, “Breathing Trees,” we learn that there is a sacred exchange between...

July 05, 2018

Preaching Trees: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, Wk. 5

In this week's devotional , 'Preaching Trees,' we learn that the trees are, in a...

June 2018

June 27, 2018

Trees as Ancestors: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, Wk. 4

Cherokee teach their children that trees contain the spirit of the ancestors. Who taught you...

June 20, 2018

The Sacredness of Trees: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, Wk. 3

Most of us spend far more time sitting in the glow of a screen than...

June 13, 2018

The Gift of Trees – Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith, Wk. 2

This week's devotional focuses on the gift of trees. Matthew Sleeth provides a meaningful reflection...

June 12, 2018

Cedar Trees and Mustard Seeds – The Bible’s Arboretum

Let's take a walk through the arboretum of the Bible. From cedar trees to mustard...

June 11, 2018

God’s Creation, Human Responsibility – Conference on Christian-Muslim Relations

Hartford Seminary in Connecticut is hosting its annual Luce-Hartford Conference in Christian-Muslim Relations from June 18...

June 09, 2018

Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith – Devotional, Wk. 1

This 8-week interfaith devotional has been designed to encourage and uplift you as you connect...

June 08, 2018

Spreading the Gospel of Trees: Healthy Trees, Healthy People, Healthy Faith

In Christianity, we talk about "spreading the gospel," gospel meaning 'good news' in Greek. Well, trees are...

April 2018

April 25, 2018

Beyond Earth Day: 10 Ideas for Environmental Advocacy and Activism in Your Church

You’ve held an Earth Day service at your church to honor and celebrate God's Creation....

April 09, 2018

What Do We Do With a Doubting Thomas?

The story of Doubting Thomas is sometimes used to shame those who struggle with their...

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 28, 2018

Three Workshops – Earth, Water, Air: Seeking an Eco-Resurrection

Three Workshops - Earth, Water, Air: Seeking an Eco-Resurrection DISCOVER a new perspective for engaging...