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Local Community People Doing Their Part

This past Saturday I attended the KC Climate Summit, an annual event that tracks the progress being made…

Doing Our Part

Several years ago, as we were driving on a major highway through the Minneapolis area on a vacation…

Freedom

For freedom, Christ has set us free… For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do…

Zacchaeus – Repentance and Reparations

Zacchaeus – Repentance and Reparations Luke 19: 1-10 The story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19 is a familiar…

Sun and Wind

Each morning when I step outside I encounter two wondrous aspects of God’s creation – the sun and…

Creation Care and Climate Crisis Survey

Each morning I experience a resurgence of hope and wellbeing as I walk around our yard and notice…

Two Processionals, Two Ways

In churches across the country, Palm Sunday was celebrated with a processional of children and adults waving palm…

What do a mustard seed and a coffee mug have in common?

He said therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what should I compare it? It…

Guns and the Cross

We are once again in the Lenten season, a season that more than any other focuses on the…

A Time for Prayer and Fasting

We will soon begin the Season of Lent – that season of the church year that prepares us…

The Renewal of Creation

There’s something about starting a new year that gives energy for a fresh start and hope for a…

The Way of Peace

Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to…

Mary’s Song

“My soul proclaims your greatness, O God, and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior. For you have…

Gratitude for the Goodness of the Earth

By Rev. Ruth Rosell, Ph.D., Director of the Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence, Central Seminary This Thanksgiving…

Political Violence is Never Acceptable

By Rev. Ruth Rosell, Ph.D., Director of the Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence, Central Seminary Election Day…

Faith, Voting, and the Climate Crisis

By Rev. Ruth Rosell, Ph.D., Director of the Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence, Central Seminary With the…