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Gardening with Creation

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For some of us, getting down on the ground and putting our hands in the dirt may just sound like yard work; for others, it provides an opportunity to sit close to the earth and be alone with God. For many people, gardening is a task that’s absolutely essential for living. For Elizabeth Whiting, working [...]

February 13, 2012 9 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Praying for the World

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by Robert Corin Morris Relax with a few deep breaths, using the rhythm of your breathing to center your awareness here, now, in the present moment. Intentionally open yourself to the flow of the Spirit of God through your heart, mind, and body. Many people use the image of breathing the Breath of Life or [...]

January 30, 2012 14 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Create a “Green Team”

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“Our mission is to live as a faith community in covenant with God and with each other, as stewards of creation, using natural resources responsibly and helping others to do the same.” What more can we do, as people of faith, to take care of God’s earth? How about creating a Green Team or Creation [...]

January 23, 2012 9 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Caring for the Earth

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by Jessica Lippe, 19 Everyone can get involved in earth care, regardless of where they live, how much money they make, how old they are, or how much free time they have. I’ve established some everyday practices that have a positive impact on the environment. I turn out the lights when I leave a room. [...]

January 2, 2012 9 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Looking for Christ in the Boring

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by Sarah Parsons I don’t normally see Christ in my everyday life. Even when I look carefully, even when I try to conceive of Christ in abstract terms, the days look pretty drab and ordinary. Take today, for instance. It is Sunday. I got up; I studied; I went to church; I studied some more, [...]

January 2, 2012 16 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

12 Days of Christmas

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Do not put Christmas away too soon — keep the joy and the song going for the whole season. – Mary Anna Vidakovich Sing to the Lord: Devotions for Advent December 25 is only the first day of Christmas. The Christmas celebration continues for twelve days, after which we celebrate the arrival of the kings [...]

December 26, 2011 12 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

Darkness and Light

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by Sarah Parsons The days are short right now where I live, and the nights are long. We North Americans can command light at any moment, with the flip of a switch. I tell myself that natural darkness shouldn’t affect me, but somehow it does. The changes in my activities and my mood are barely [...]

December 12, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE →

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