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TagsIf we want to change the climate crisis, we need to put our money into it
Crucial steps toward saving our earth include analyzing our money and divestment, a religious scholar says.

In the face of pandemic food insecurity, one church takes on the ministry of giving away groceries
As members of their community faced hunger this past year, Virginia’s Mount Olive Baptist Church focused on finding and distributing quality food for free.

"Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue"
Black barbecue has always been a remarkably religious experience, says a James Beard award-winning food writer in this excerpt from his new book.

Green funerals are one way for Christian leaders to promote creation care
By promoting more environmentally friendly funeral practices, Christian leaders can better serve God, God’s people and the land.

Our climate practices must change post-pandemic
The inequalities of the world have been highlighted by the pandemic, and climate change will continue to threaten all of us, starting with the most vulnerable, says an author and professor.

The fruit (and vegetables) of the Spirit
A South Carolina abbey tills new monastic ground while also growing farmers.

Otis Moss III: Care for the land is intimately tied to Black liberation
An urban megachurch on Chicago’s South Side is a leader in creation care, drawing upon the congregation’s history and addressing its current needs.

Setting a just table is life-giving for food consumers and producers
Our ability to eat is intertwined with systems of immigration and food production. Christian leaders must address justice issues in both, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

A nonprofit works to 'green' the Black church
Green The Church encourages African American congregations to commit to an environmental theology that promotes sustainable practices and helps build economic and political change.

Drop that bug spray! God created ants, too
When considering God’s creation, we tend to picture soaring eagles and stately redwoods. But what about the ants, spiders and fruit flies that live all around us? asks an entomologist and ethicist.
