<![CDATA[CREATION JUSTICE MINISTRIES - Eco-Preacher Blog]]>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:01:21 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Water Is Life, By Rev. Heather Giffen]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:26:34 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/water-is-life-by-rev-heather-giffen
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Sermon by Rev. Heather Giffen, First Congregational Church, UCC, Columbus, Ohio, "Water Is Life"
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]]><![CDATA[Forests: A Storehouse for Biodiversity February 20th, 2026]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:04:57 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/february-20th-2026
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The Bible is full of trees! We find them from the first chapter of Genesis (1:11-13) where God creates “seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds” and declares them “very good”, to the final chapter of Revelation (22:2). All this is a reminder that our faith is not only spiritual. Our faith is also deeply embodied in the physical world God has placed us in.
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]]><![CDATA[The Most Important Thing You Can do to Fight Climate Change: Talk About It! By Katherine Hayhoe]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 01:49:11 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/the-most-important-thing-you-can-do-to-fight-climate-change-talk-about-it-by-katherine-hayhoePicture
How do you talk to someone who doesn't believe in climate change? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we've been discussing for years, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. In this inspiring, pragmatic talk, Hayhoe shows how the key to having a real discussion is to connect over shared values like family, community, and religion -- and to prompt people to realize that they already care about a changing climate. "We can't give in to despair," she says. "We have to go out and look for the hope we need to inspire us to act -- and that hope begins with a conversation, today."
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]]><![CDATA[The War on Creation]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:13:24 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/the-war-on-creationPicture
A sermon by guest preacher Derrick Weston, drawing from Isaiah 32:14-18, exploring the intersection of faith, environmentalism, and social justice.
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]]><![CDATA[We Will Feast: Rethinking Dinner, Worship, and the Community of God]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:52:53 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/we-will-feast-rethinking-dinner-worship-and-the-community-of-godPicture
Explores the practice of eating together as Christian worship.

The gospel story is filled with meals. It opens in a garden and ends in a feast. Records of the early church suggest that believers met for worship primarily through eating meals. Over time, though, churches have lost focus on the centrality of food-- and with it a powerful tool for unifying Christ's diverse body.

But today, a new movement is underway, bringing Christians of every denomination, age, race, and sexual orientation together around dinner tables. Men and women nervous about stepping through church doors are finding God in new ways as they eat together. Kendall Vanderslice shares stories of churches worshiping around the table, introducing readers to the rising contem­porary dinner-church movement. We Will Feast provides vision and inspiration to readers longing to experience community in a real, physical way.
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]]><![CDATA[The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary]]>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 11:13:55 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/the-season-of-creation-a-preaching-commentary
As the global climate crisis worsens, many churches have sought to respond by instituting a movement to observe a liturgical season of creation. Scholars who have pioneered the connections between biblical scholarship, ecological theology, liturgy, and homiletics provide here a comprehensive resource for preaching and leading worship in this new season. Included are theological and practical introductions to observance of the season, biblical texts for its twelve Sundays in the three-year lectionary cycle, and astute commentary to help preachers and worship leaders guide their congregations into deeper connection with our imperiled planet.
]]><![CDATA[EcoPreacher Blog by Leah Schade]]>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:59:28 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/ecopreacher-blog-by-leah-schadeThe Rev. Dr. Leah D. Schade is the Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary in Kentucky and is ordained in the ELCA.  She has an EcoPreacher blog on her website containing many insightful and valuable posts.

Click the button below to learn more about Leah as well as to access her books, blogposts, archives, and her free newsletter!
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]]><![CDATA[Blog Posts: Presian Burroughs]]>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:55:27 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/blog-posts-presian-burroughsPresian Burroughs is a writer, speaker, and scholar who brings Scripture to life through her blog posts. Here are some blogposts that you may find relevant to EcoPreacher:

Blogs on Scriptural Texts
Blogs on Eco-Discipleship
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]]><![CDATA[How to Handle Sermon Pushback on Social Justice Issues]]>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:51:17 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/how-to-handle-sermon-pushback-on-social-justice-issuesBy: Leah Schade

"Here are tips and suggestions for responding to sermon pushback when addressing social issues in your preaching.

"If you’re a preacher who’s addressed a contemporary social issue in a sermon, you may have received negative pushback.  In a survey my team and I conducted this year about ministry, preaching, and social issues, clergy who experienced backlash to their sermons indicated that it came most frequently in loss of worship attendance (21%) or from angry words, letters, or emails (19%)."
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]]><![CDATA[Scripture, Culture and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible]]>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:47:56 GMThttps://www.creationjustice.org/ecopreacherblog/scripture-culture-and-agriculture-an-agrarian-reading-of-the-bible
This book examines the theology and ethics of land use, especially the practices of modern industrialized agriculture, in light of critical biblical exegesis. Nine interrelated essays explore the biblical writers' pervasive concern for the care of arable land against the background of the geography, social structures, and religious thought of ancient Israel. This approach consistently brings out neglected aspects of texts, both poetry and prose, that are central to Jewish and Christian traditions. Rather than seeking solutions from the past, Davis creates a conversation between ancient texts and contemporary agrarian writers; thus she provides a fresh perspective from which to view the destructive practices and assumptions that now dominate the global food economy. The biblical exegesis is wide-ranging and sophisticated; the language is literate and accessible to a broad audience.
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