Next Creation Care Book Discussion on Monday, October 25 at 10:30 a.m. Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the ... Continue Reading→
Life and Land
Twice in Genesis 1, God looks at what has just been created and gives the commandment, “Be fruitful and multiply.” It has always been God’s intention for this earth to be the home of abundant life. ... Continue Reading→
Healing the Land and Soul
As I sit here at my kitchen table typing, the sky outside my window is preparing to rain. Leaves on the oaks and maples in my yard are beginning their brilliantly colored transition. Every so often, I ... Continue Reading→
Joy, Healing and Mission in Creation
“Did you hear that bob white quail?” he asked me. “I haven’t heard one of those in years. Man, that was great.” We had just finished an outdoor worship service, a new ministry started out of ... Continue Reading→
September Book Discussion: Hope Matters
Next Creation Care Book Discussion Monday, September 27, 2021 10:30am - 11:50am Join us for a discussion of Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think Is Critical to Solving the Environmental ... Continue Reading→
Creation Care: A Lived Out Theology
Many Christians struggle to connect what they hear in church on Sunday morning to what they do during the week. Some of the lessons taught about God and Jesus seem so high minded as to be inapplicable ... Continue Reading→
Degradation, Trauma, and Healing In Creation
As I write this, images are starting to come in of the damage along the Gulf Coast. This past Sunday, on the sixteenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastating landfall, Hurricane Ida came ... Continue Reading→
Worship Service to Open Season of Creation 2021
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it…” Psalm 24:1 The very first thing we know about God is that God is Creator. Genesis 1 teaches us the orderly ... Continue Reading→
Announcing Season of Creation, 2021
September is fast approaching, and we couldn’t be more excited! Why? Because September is the Season of Creation. Each year, the NC Conference spends the month of September focusing on God’s ... Continue Reading→