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  • Justice Prayers - September 13, 2023

    Christ, you met him on the shore. Guiding them to better waters, eating fish and sharing bread - you showed Peter and the others: You were risen from the dead! - Peter Said I'm Going Fishing Morocco...
    September 13, 2023
  • Eternal Word and Changing Worlds

    Since 2002, I have been intimately involved with Spirit and Truth Fellowship, a CRCNA church in the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Hunting Park. Our late Pastor, Dr Manuel Ortiz, was a professor...
    August 18, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - August 16, 2023

    “God’s love is like an ocean. You can see its beginning, but not its end.” Rick Warren Thank you to everyone who contacted us last week about Do Justice prayers. We experienced technical difficulty...
    August 16, 2023
  • A Trip to Fiji where Climate Change is Very Real.

    The consensus in Fiji is that the life changes they are forced to endure are the result of the climate crisis. “We know it affects our lives”, said Mosese, the receptionist at the hotel where I was...
    July 21, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - July 12, 2023

    “There is not one little blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make men rejoice.” - John Calvin US Swelters as South-West Braces for Record-Breaking Heatwave Up to...
    July 12, 2023
  • Justice Prayers - June 14, 2023

    The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. - Psalm 19:1-2 Iraq approves record $153bn budget...
    June 14, 2023
  • Earth Shalom Lament

    Earth shalom, The call of this poem, While glaciers melt And ocean reefs swelt, Chemicals cloud the atmosphere And plastics pollute, far and near God’s precious creatures going extinct And all of it...
    June 12, 2023
  • The Faithful Roots of Environmental Justice for All

    In November 2022, Representative Donald McEachin died after a years-long struggle with colorectal cancer. His death ended a lifelong commitment to justice for all creation, but his legacy lives on...
    June 5, 2023
  • The Church has the Answers. Now is the Time to Speak.

    Among the young, there is a growing shift towards feelings of hopelessness about our planet’s future. This despairing fear is being termed “eco-anxiety.” Writing for Vice.com, Marc-Aurèle Baly...
    May 26, 2023
  • This is Hunting Park

    This community in Philadelphia, while full of families and individuals working hard to make ends meet, is taking action in their own backyards to address climate change. In this bonus podcast episode...
    April 26, 2023