There are a growing number of learning opportunities from seminaries and other trusted institutions (many are online and free). We would like to ensure that everyone who has the chance (and challenge) to speak from the pulpit is equipped to consistently share the Good News of opportunity to love our neighbors through the just useRead More →
As we live, work, and worship in the land that is now called the United States, Lutherans Restoring Creation recognizes that we do so on land that was stolen from Indigenous peoples. As we are called to restore creation, we are also called to restore right-relationship with one another. As we join in this holyRead More →
During the 2019 Churchwide Assembly the ELCA voted to officially sign onto the principals of the Earth Charter. How does the Earth Charter fit into what ELCA has already committed to do and our way forward? (Click and share one-pager created by ELCA) Now what? How do we all make sure we live this out? Read More →
Preach the Good News for all Creation on Reformation Sunday “When anyone is in Christ, creation is new. The old has passed away. Behold! Everything is new!” II Corinthians 5:17 Why an eco-reformation? There are voices across the ELCA calling for a reformation of the church to encompass care for all of God’s good creation.Read More →
Revelation’s Easter Message Readings for Series C (2016, 2019, 2022) Revelation 7:9-17 **Acts 9:36-43 **John 10:22-30 Sermon from Pastor Susan Henry at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Hingham MA More than Just Weird Grace to you and peace from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. After Sunday worship last week, Kurt Lundin leaned inRead More →
Download, read, and share widely this brief reflection from active disciple, Dr. Johan Bergh. In his piece, published in the Trinity Review (2013), Bergh relates the framework of grace and neighbor love with how we are to understand the role of public action in our church. Read more recent reflections on his blog: www.greengracepostings.blogspot.com “GodRead More →
As many faith-based organizations are struggling with their place in relation to people’s daily lives, so does the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America look for ways the world can use what we offer. As part of an appeal for our churches to take on the uncomfortable challenge of being engaged in the public sphere, let’sRead More →
Thanks to David Rhoads, Paul Santmire, and Norman Habel who share here their Chapter 2 of “The Season of Creation: A Preaching Commentary” (Fortress Press 2011). Please download and share the excerpt here. The complete book is available here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-season-of-creation-a-preaching-commentary/ This resource is a timeless guide for anyone curious about integrating caring for the earthRead More →
“Rediscovery of Early Twentieth-Century Ecotheology”, Open Theology. An open access article about the early history of eco-theology, 1900-1954, leading up to Lutheran theologian Joseph Sittler’s early ecotheological writing. The Pastoral Challenge of the Environmental Crisis: Environmental Anxiety and Lutheran ‘Eco-Reformation’, Dialog, Summer 2016 (subscription or purchase required). Psychological and Spiritual Impacts of Climate Change, slide presentation at theRead More →
Dr. Barbara R. Rossing’s April 26, 2018 lecture from Garrett Seminary, “On Earth as In Heaven: Biblical Ecology for an Eco-Reformation.”Read More →