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Creation Care in Motion

Maybe your congregation has been looking for ways to join the “green revolution” and do your part for the environment. But maybe you don’t know where to start? This article will get you off square one and moving in the right direction. (Photo © Keller, Fotolia.com)

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We’re trashing ourselves!

“Americans generate more trash than anyone else on the planet: more than 7 pounds per person each day. And most landfill trash is made up of containers and packaging — almost all of which should be recycled.” Read more and listen to the Fresh Air interview with Edward Hume, author of Garbology.

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Earth Day 2012

Earth Day 2012 is right around the corner and falls on Sunday, April 22. What does your faith community have planned? Here’s a one page PDF document to download that offers some wonderful faith-based ideas and handy links to other resources. Be sure to visit www.blessedearth.org for additional ideas and many fine resources. (Photo by… Read more»

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If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation

It is becoming more and more evident that the issue of environmental degradation challenges us to examine our life-style and the prevailing models of consumption and production, which are often unsustainable from a social, environmental and even economic point of view. (Photo (c) 2005, Martin Workman, via BigStockPhoto.com)

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Great website: GreenFaith

Looking for a resource to help your faith community improve its environmental stewardship? Check out the excellent materials available from GreenFaith. This interfaith partnership offers a wealth of information and easily accessible materials to help your congregation be betters stewards of God’s good creation. (Photo by Dizfunkshinal, used by creative commons license. Thanks!)

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2012: The Year of Energy

What should faith communities say about energy-related issues such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking), mountaintop removal mining, offshore drilling, smart grids and other issues facing our world? Plenty, says the Eco-Justice Program of the National Council of Churches, which  has developed a number of free, informative resources for congregations to use.  (Photo by Xlibber, used by… Read more»

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Down-to-Earth Theology

Our planet is in deep trouble. What to do? One of the most prophetic voices in American Christian thought, Sojourners devoted an entire issue to the environment. Every article is rich, provocative, passionate and faithful.  Includes essays by Ched Myers and Bill McKibben. (Photo by Larry Page, used by Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Green Stewardship: 12 Actions for 2012

Click here a list of 12 simple stewardship actions to take that will produce big yields both for you and for the planet. Thanks to the Worldwatch Institute for this concise list and for their emphasis on sustainability for all people. (Photo by Sunflowers for Lolly used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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7 Billion Reasons for Good Stewardship

There are more than seven billion reasons to practice good stewardship. Watch this video to learn more. (Photo by arenamontanus used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Stewardship: Embracing all of Creation

Here’s a fine blog post by Gerry Straub entitled “A Vestige of God.” This reflection comments on  our need as stewards to embrace and sustain all of life–both the natural world and humankind. Click here to read Straub’s work and learn more about Pax et Bonum Communications and Straub’s ministry. (Photo by Zest-pk used under… Read more»