Claudio Oliver among the chickens at Casa da Videira. Photo courtesy of Claudio Oliver
The co-author of a new book on reconciliation with the land reflects on a Brazilian community that models “abundant kingdom homesteading.”
In this excerpt from “Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating,” a Duke Divinity professor argues that our work as Christians is to develop into godly gardeners, who witness to the life-creating presence of God in the world.
Our Saviour Community Garden began as an effort to show that a parish with dwindling membership still had relevance in an older Dallas neighborhood. Eight years later, the church garden has yielded nearly 20 tons of organic produce for the needy, serving as a destination for gardeners and a model for other churches.
God often is presented as father, judge, potter, redeemer or companion. How would believers’ thinking and speaking be transformed if God was described as a gardener?
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The Alliance of Religions and Conservation identifies seven areas on which to focus when creating a plan for your organization.
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An effort that started as a mission trip to Kenya for New Psalmist Baptist Church in Baltimore has grown into an environmental commitment with an impact on international policy.
Contemporary observance of Thanksgiving focuses on conspicuous consumption without reflection on our origins. But remembering the past allows us to give thanks for what we have because of the time when we had not, says Edgar Moore.
If the Earth is to continue to feed us, we must find better ways to “till it and keep it,” writes Fred Bahnson.
After a move to Southern California, to a village where every plant flourishes, Cathleen Falsani thinks -- no, believes -- this will be the year she will at last be a successful gardener.