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Knowing Joy by Caring for the Earth
Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassadors continue to lead the way on climate action. They inspire us in all of their unique ways of caring for our planet…
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Showing Up Matters: How Local Advocacy Can Shape the Future of AI
It doesn’t take a lot of committed people to make a difference. In my rural community, we have been doing our best to prove that point when it comes to advocacy against AI data centers coming to our county. You’ve probably heard a lot about data centers, AI or otherwise recently, but here’s a quick…
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Why read Wendell Berry?
Theologian Norman Wirzba reflects on what he has learned about theology and Creation as a longtime friend and student of Wendell Berry.
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Presbyterians are getting ready to inspire climate change action
Ambassador training will ‘empower and equip you’ Originally posted HERE by Darla Carter | Presbyterian News Service Photo by Tiago Aleixo via Unsplash LOUISVILLE — If you want to become better equipped to educate others about climate change, now is your chance to register for training that leads to becoming a certified Blessed Tomorrow Climate Ambassador.…
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Pursuing Environmental Justice on MLK Day- By Rev. Teresa Hord Owens
Pursuing Environmental Justice on MLK Day- Guest Blog The article below was originally posted on Creation Care Alliance of Western NC Website in 2019, we hope that on this day celebrating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that you may engage in building the beloved community. By the Rev.…
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200 Bright Lights for this Season-Announcing Blessed Tomorrow’s Faith Organization Directory
200 Bright Lights for this Season Over 200 organizations are sharing their light in this Season. Find them in the Directory of Faith and Climate Organizations. In my faith tradition we celebrate the entrance of God’s light and renewed presence during this time of year. This Sacred Season is filled by stories and images of…
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Blessed Are Those Who Also Mourn-Words on Eco Grief
Adding climate change on top of the everyday mental health stressors we face, compounds issues and impacts, as shown in this new report from ecoAmerica and the American Psychological Association: Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Inequities, Responses. Reading the report as a person of faith caused me to see that supporting mental health…
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Thanksgiving, Manna, and “Just Enough”: Exodus 16:13-21- Rev. Dr. Leah Schade
Written by Rev. Dr. Leah Schade- First appeared on Eco Preacher Blog on Patheos.com Ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 16:31-21 for a Thanksgiving sermon or reflection. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip pastors and church members to engage the Bible through an ecological lens. An alternative to the colonialist Thanksgiving…
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Taking Off the World’s Armor
Taking Off the World’s Armor- Rev. Carol Devine Ephesians 6.10-20 I will never forget my son’s 3rd birthday when he received the first of many sets of batman pajamas. The pjs were gray with the bat symbol emblazoned across his little chest and a black cape on his back. He put them on immediately and,…
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Beyond Apology: Bringing Communities Together to Call for Collective Action
It’s time for people of faith to shift from climate apology and lamentation to action on climate change. This was the topic of discussion on our latest Blessed Tomorrow Let’s Talk Climate episode, “Beyond Apology: We Need Climate Action Now”, co-hosted with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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California Faith Group Leads Advocacy Against Impacts of Climate and Air Pollution
Based on a student research partnership, Catholic Charities of Stockton’s Environmental Justice Project determined that high-impact polluters are located in a specific area in Stockton, most notably the Port of Stockton, and pose significant health concerns for the community members. These results were used to identify the industries to hold accountable and promote community health…
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International Climate Report is Dedicated to an Evangelical Christian
Sir John Houghton was also a Welsh Nobel Prize Winner and a key figure in the creation of the IPCC’s first, second, and third assessments. This may surprise some, but his deeply held Evangelical Christian faith anchored his work and fueled his decades-long commitment to solving the climate emergency.
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Hear the Call: Climate Action Now
*This blog was original shared by Dayenu, A Jewish Call to Climate Action Dayenu leaders kicked off a month of action, in concert with the celebration of the Jewish new year, with the call of the shofar in Maine, Milwaukee, Boston, and New York. Undeterred by rain in Boston, Jewish climate organizers and allies gathered…
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Presbyterian Hunger Program Offers New Resource on Environmental Justice and Dismantling Structural Racism
The latest issue of the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s quarterly journal, the PHP Post, focuses entirely on dismantling structural racism, including the impacts and solutions to issues like environmental racism, climate change, and more.