Advocacy
Creation Care Community Outreach at Dove of the Desert…
Dove of the Desert United Methodist Church http://www.doveofthedesert.com/ The Board of Church and Society at Dove will be presenting “Global Warming – A Christian Perspective” on Saturday, November 10 in rooms 15/16 from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm. This presentation is the product of months of hard work and Read more
Spiritual Relfection
Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?
-by Rev. Steven Davis In my case, it was the egg. Permit me to elaborate. My stepdaughter Lisa and I have the kind of relationship that lots of stepdaughters and stepfathers have. It is a tentative and sometimes treacherous relationship. I came into my daughter’s life (I usually omit the Read more
Spiritual Relfection
Evangelicals and Climate Change
by Chris Schutte On October 3 of this year President Obama gave an update on the progress of his administration’s action to combat climate change. Among the many interesting and important facts he shared, I’d like to highlight two. First, toward the end of his comments, the President said, “there Read more
Education
Why Buy Organic?
Many people buy organic foods because they are concerned about pesticide exposure, despite the fact that many studies do not seem to demonstrate any nutritional advantage of one over the other. Numerous studies have failed to demonstrate health benefits one over the other.[1] Yet, one small and very recent study Read more
Advocacy
Standing with Standing Rock
My body is still in Tempe, but my heart and mind are in North Dakota today. Last week a call was issued for clergy from many faith traditions to come and stand witness with the Standing Rock Nation in its protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. This pipeline would carry Read more
Spiritual Relfection
‘To Till and To Tend:’ A Spiritual Approach to Climate Change
Rabbi Michael Wasserman of The New Shul in Scottsdale delivered this compelling sermon on Rosh Hashanah and has been gracious enough to share it with us. We are grateful for his generosity, and it is published in its entirety: There is a paradox at the heart of Rosh Read more
Spiritual Relfection
How Does Your Garden Grow?
A few years ago I was busy putting in an organic garden. We had a backyard sand volleyball court, bordered by railroad ties, that had gone unused for 17 years. Since it has been a goal of mine to get into organic gardening, I converted it to a garden. I’m Read more