Latest Updates
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Our Health, Our Changing World
In all the years I’ve been a pastor, there is one thing I can count on Sunday after Sunday: when I ask the congregation if there are prayer requests, we […] Continue Reading→
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Farm Bill Advocacy in North Carolina
The creation care committees of the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences have recently taken on the task of advocating with our federal legislatures who are at work on […] Continue Reading→
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A New Thing
“Behold! I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not see it?” Isaiah 43:19a Several years back, I shared this line from Isaiah with […] Continue Reading→
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Season of Creation in North Carolina
September is the Season of Creation. The North Carolina Conference has been participating in this global, month-long focus on God’s creation in our ministries since 2020. This year, with the […] Continue Reading→
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Planning Ahead: Summer and Fall Creation Care Events
“We want to do something, but we don’t know where to start.” I’ve heard this over and over in my creation care ministries. The threats of climate change, environmental justice, […] Continue Reading→
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Upcoming: Season of Creation Workshop
We believe every follower of Jesus has the responsibility to love their neighbors by taking care of this earth that we share with our neighbors. Love is the reason we […] Continue Reading→
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AC 2023: Creation Care Resolution
The following is the resolution that the NC Conference creation care committee submitted to the NC Annual Conference for 2023. It is our hope that this resolution will be approved […] Continue Reading→
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Local Churches Doing Their Part
I was thrilled to be able to speak at Ann Street UMC on April 23. They had invited me as a part of their Earth Day celebrations, which went on […] Continue Reading→
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Empowering the Local Church: Redeeming Creation 2023
In my travels to various churches and events, I have had the joy of meeting several Christians who feel called by God to prioritize caring for Creation. It is life-affirming […] Continue Reading→