Grounding Heaven on Earth
Grounding Heaven on Earth
The Suburbanites give us lots of chuckles in this imaginary conversation between God and St. Francis. When you get through with the laughs, you may find cause to pause some on how we treat our Mother…..Let’s Listen… God: Hey St. Francis, you know all about gardens and nature. What in the world is going on […]
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One of the reasons the defense department of the United States has identified climate change as the greatest threat to security is because of its impact on food production. In the March 13th issue of Newsweek, NASA announced that California only has one year left of water. At this year’s annual meeting of the Samuel
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Just as Mary’s song celebrated the coming of a new presence on Earth, let us “sing” with these women to save our Mother Earth
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CNN Video: Rev Dele joins Wapikoni et al in carrying a Medicine Wheel Banner during Climate Change March Every step we take upon the earth is a heartbeat of intention. Yesterday I took 10,000 steps to push back the enemies of Mother Earth. And there were 400,000 other climate change marchers in New York City
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Creator God, You have called us to be keepers of your Earth:Through greed, we have established an economy that destroys the web of life. We have changed our climate and drown in despair._Let oceans of justice flow__May we learn to sustain and renew the life of our Mother, Earth. __ We pray for our leaders,
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Climate change and peace seem to be as far as east is from west, but if we face Mother Earth faithfully, peace is exactly what we will have. In the fourth chapter of Philippians, followers of Christ are admonished to respect women and to shepherd their thoughts in a way that produces communal harmony. As
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Recently I feel like the mariner in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” The recent fundraiser for ALS has been a lot of fun to watch and has done a lot of good for those stricken with a horrible disease. And yet tongue in cheek, Chip Masters, president
On July 30, I once again testified at the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) on behalf of the Clean Power Plan. It is the first attempt to make coal powered plants reduce their pollution. Rather than give statistics or a story, a little reflective wisdom….. Peace and Blessings to all. The last time I testified on
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At the Black American Indian Congress in Washington DC on July 19th, I was asked to explain my spirituality for an Ecohermanas film. These thoughts came to me and I share them with you… In Genesis chapter two, The Creator places woman and man in a forest garden and tells them to serve and preserve
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An African proverb says: “If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you.” This is particularly true when seeking the best response to climate change. Within the Biblical beginning stories of John 1, Proverbs 8, and Genesis 2, we find the right relationship among humankind, Creation, Creator, Christ and Wisdom. In the
During the Hampton Minister’s Conference I had the opportunity to have a faith chat with EPA administrator, Gina McCarthy. I was lamenting that one Virginia senator seems to be leading with fear. He seems fearful that coal plants can’t earn profits without destroying the health of our children. He also seems fearful that carbon pollution
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When God coupled the earth with the breath of eternity, our souls and the soil were fused and our destinies perpetually intertwined. While many of us have been taught that human beings have dominion over the Earth, we have not understood that what we do to Mother Earth, we do to one another and to
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