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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.
The Most Important Thing You Can do to Fight Climate Change: Talk About It! By Katherine Hayhoe2/20/2026  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."
 A sermon by guest preacher Derrick Weston, drawing from Isaiah 32:14-18, exploring the intersection of faith, environmentalism, and social justice.
 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.
The 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.
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"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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