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May 2020

May 10, 2020

In God’s House There Are Many (Zoom) Rooms

In the age of COVID-church, we’re rediscovering Jesus's astonishing truth: God’s house has many rooms. Or,...

February 2020

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...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

Trump’s ICE Targets Lutheran Minister, Betty Rendón

Betty Rendón, a Lutheran minister, was arrested along with her family when ICE agents raided...

March 2019

March 19, 2019

Will God Forgive Us? ‘First Reformed’ Film Review

The movie First Reformed portrays negative stereotypes about both Christianity in America and environmental activists....

November 2018

November 07, 2018

How to be a Christian (and a Pastor) After the Midterm Elections

How are we supposed to be the church in a time like this? Here are...

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 19, 2018

Is the Methodist Church Right to Condemn Jeff Sessions?

Hundreds of United Methodist clergy and church members signed a letter bringing church law charges against...

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 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...

May 2018

May 05, 2018

An Iconic Moment – ELCA Synod Elects First Female African-American Bishop

The Rev. Patricia Davenport has been elected as the first African-American female bishop in the...

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....

March 2018

March 01, 2018

When We Make Guns the King: A Warning about Arming Teachers

Those calling for the arming of teachers – or any action that will put more...

January 2018

January 07, 2018

‘In God We Trump’ – Film Review

Riveting and revealing, 'In God We Trump' helps us make sense of the baffling phenomenon...

January 03, 2018

The Healing Power of ‘Moonlight’: Race, Erotic Love, and Baptism

'Moonlight' is a film that fuses ecological theology, sacramentology, and the ethics of race and...

September 2017

September 21, 2017

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

An interview with 'Fire is Your Water' novelist Jim Minick. A native of Pennsylvania, the...

September 20, 2017

Hymn: ‘Earth and All Kin’

A hymn for St. Francis Sunday, Blessing of the Animals, Earth Day, or any Sunday!...

August 2017

August 02, 2017

7 Ways Your Church Can Support Your Female Pastor

Here are seven suggestions not just for avoiding insensitive sexist remarks, but for actively supporting...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

Preaching Martin Luther King’s “Drum Major Instinct” in the Trump Era

There is a way to preach about politics (literally, the concerns of the citizenry, the...

May 14, 2017

Inclusive and Expansive Mother’s Day Prayers

We pray for women who are mothers, either by birth, by adoption, or through foster...

May 14, 2017

The Case for Recognizing Mother’s Day in Church

Jesus showed us that by embracing women and the feminine aspect of God, we do...

May 07, 2017

When Psalm 23 Shepherded Me

Psalm 23, when we learn it by heart, can be the very presence of God...

May 01, 2017

How Can We Talk? Confessions of a Disillusioned Red-Cradle Christian

White Christian Trump Voters, I was one of you. But the results of the Christian...

April 2017

April 29, 2017

Why Changing Light Bulbs May Be Hurting the Climate Movement

Ecological works righteousness is undermining our cause. What Martin Luther, the abolitionist movement, and science...

April 23, 2017

Is Earth Worth Dying For? A Reflection on the Earth Martyrs

The faithfulness of the Earth Martyrs shows us that because Earth is worth dying for,...

April 22, 2017

Religion and Science Can be Besties!: It’s Time for New Friendships

As citizens take part in the March for Science, I hope Christians will make it...

April 18, 2017

Falling Off the Bike: A Sermon for Earth Day

For this Earth Day sermon, an 11-year-old's ill-fated bike ride offers valuable lessons for this...

April 18, 2017

Why I’m Not Just Preaching About Earth on Earth Day

When I was a pastor I would place a pot of soil, a watering can,...

April 16, 2017

Harnessing “The Butterfly Effect”: A Joint Book Review

Two books help us understand the interconnectedness of our consumption patterns, economic structures, and cultural...

April 16, 2017

Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect: Why Easter Still Matters

Easter butterfly-and-cross images can feel trite in the face of escalating military and ecological unrest....