environment
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Rogationtide
Earth Day last month made me wonder why we don’t have a similar day within the church. We wouldn’t have to call it “Earth Sunday”…
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St. Basil the Tree Hugger?
Why do non-Christian naturalists and scientists from Rachel Carson to E. O.
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Earth Day—40 Years
I was finishing eighth grade and getting ready for confirmation when the first earth day was celebrated in 1970. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin helped…
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Earth Day: together with all creatures
I blog elsewhere about the adventures (and misadventures) of trying my hand with a small hobby farm. Most of the time, the joys and struggles of…
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A Groaning Creation…
On Easter, we Christians celebrated the bursting forth of the new creation in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The restoration of creation has begun with…
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World Water Day
March 22 provides an opportunity consider one of the most basic needs of life that we can easily take for granted. Water is one of…
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Welcomed Guests
Quite a few visitors stopped by to dine in our yard this winter. Most came after a fresh blanket of snow had fallen or when…
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Lutherans and Earth Day
Last year in a little article, “Can Lutherans Observe Earth Day?” I asked if being theologically conservative required us to be politically conservative on social…