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Celebrate the Season of Creation
In the month of September, the Season of Creation is celebrated in churches around the world. The first Season of Creation was celebrated in 2000, under Norman Habel’s leadership at St Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Adelaide, South Australia…
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Extreme Heat Across the Country: How to Protect Your Community
Across the western region of the United States, the dreaded “Heat Dome” is once again taking shape. Beginning Tuesday, June 11th, heat warnings have been posted for around 20 million residents living within California’s central valley and Southwestern cities…
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Why Reading Books on Climate Change Is Important for Children
It’s important to read books on climate change to children. Why? Climate change is already happening and impacting children. Children can see it in their everyday lives. Weather extremes — heat, floods, and drought — cause school closings, food shortages, and health issues…
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Trabajar por la justicia climática requiere valentía
El clima está en transición y a veces puede resultar desalentador intentar llamar la atención de otros sobre este tema…
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Ambrose Carroll of Green The Church, An Interview
Black churches have long been a place of inspiration and refuge and many folks have traditionally relied on these religious communities to stay alive and thrive…
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One Home One Future
Blessed Tomorrow is made up of denominations and organizations of many faiths. We have different names for the Divine. We have different sacred texts, holy days, and worship practices. But we all share one home called earth…
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A Black Woman’s Faithful Heart Inspires Action
Imagine a desert. Dry. Barren. Scorching heat. You’re thirsty. Your baby is crying. And there’s not a single drop of water in sight. This was the desperate situation in which Hajar (Hagar), a Black enslaved woman found herself…
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Trying to Breathe
I have lived in New York City for 36 years, and I have never experienced anything like this. Though wildfire smoke has become a sadly familiar occurrence in the Western U.S. and other parts of the world, it is a new experience here in New York…
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Our Ocean
Many of us are daydreaming about a beach vacation this summer, laughing and playing amongst the waves and swells of the ocean. But not only is the ocean a wondrous, magical, vast body of water…
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Introducing BT Climate Justice Fellow Priscilla Martínez
Greetings of peace, salaam, shalom, namaste, sat sri akal! For a person of faith, the profound beauty of nature – oceans, mountains, trees, animals – are signs from God and serve as awe-inducing examples of God’s mercy, power, and love…
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Preaching, Teaching, and Leading on Climate
After being away for about 15 years while pastoring other churches, it is great to be back at my home congregation. During the time I was away, Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) turned green…
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Momma Bears For Climate Action
In 2020, when the world was shut down due to the pandemic, I spent some time in the mountains. I started each day with a short hike. I loved the cool, quiet mornings…
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Get Green to Go Green
I was honored and so blessed to pastor two congregations in Kentucky. I loved every aspect of being a pastor, except some of the financial parts…