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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…

Retirement during the Climate Crisis

I have received many kind well wishes for my retirement from full-time work on the faculty of Central…

Training for Transforming Conflict

It has been a busy week and a half at Central Seminary where the Buttry Center has been…

Prepare to Meet Thy God: A Lenten Reflection

This is the sign of “welcome” at the farm where I grew up. There is something more traditional…

Sighs and Prayers for Ukraine

This week Dr. Kwangsup Shin, Assistant Professor of Missional Church Studies, shared this devotional during our faculty meeting. …

Ponderings on the War in Ukraine

With outrage, horror, and deep sadness, we have watched images of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  It is…