‘King Coal’ reminds us of power’s perils
A West Virginia-based journalist sees parallels in a new film between the role that the coal industry has played in Appalachia and biblical warnings about rulers.
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How churches can work to make the demand for food pantries obsolete
A program in North Carolina is teaching faith leaders to tell the stories of food needs in their communities as they help build a movement toward systemic change.
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David Allen
Project manager, Come to the Table
Moving beyond creation care to address environmental justice
Churches called to ministries focused on climate change should also recognize that its impact falls disproportionately on already vulnerable communities.
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Dan Holly
Journalist
Majora Carter: Don’t leave! We can make low-status neighborhoods better
A real estate developer in the South Bronx works to build attractive spaces and create jobs in her home community and show people they can have beautiful, successful lives in their own neighborhoods.
Why I take bird photos: Wildlife photography offers a respite from the stresses of academic life
Stalking the wild birds near his home on the Canadian coast provides a chance to focus and be still, writes the president of Vancouver School of Theology.
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Richard Topping
President, Vancouver School of Theology
A new garden of Eden: Eden Theological Seminary’s Gleaning and Garden Project flourishes
More than just a space to grow food, the seminary garden serves as a hub for local gardeners and community activists pursuing racial and economic justice.
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Chelsey D. Hillyer
Kaitlin B. Curtice: Resistance is a journey of many cycles
We need to take time to understand and embody the principles of resistance, says the author of a new book.
Coley Springs Missionary Baptist Church works for the environment and for community well-being
For 40 years, a small, rural North Carolina church has played a crucial role in what is now known as the environmental justice movement.
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Dan Holly
Journalist
Reflecting on the incarnation amid chronic pain
A writer stretched thin by illness finds comfort in the natural world during a season of darkness.
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Allison Backous Troy
Writer and educator
The spiritual power of vineyards
A writer picking muscadine grapes in the late Florida summer experiences the vineyard as a living sermon.
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Andrew J. Skerritt
Journalist
Brandon Dennison: ‘People, planet, profit, in that order’
A social enterprise in Huntington, West Virginia, focuses on the dignity of its workers while seeding the green economy and helping strengthen Appalachia.
