Creation Care Mom

Today is Earth Day #54! What progress we have made in that time and what progress we still have to go! The original Earth Day was spurred by both “Silent Spring” written by Rachel Carson and the burning of the Cuyahoga River (chemical waste made it flammable). A senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson, proposed Earth…

In the midst of our identity as Christians getting tied up with our political leanings, it can be hard to remember that our call to care for the Earth was our very first calling. Before there were political parties, we were gardeners in Eden. Walking among what he had made and in relation with each…

I want to warn my readers that this post mentions abortion. For some, that may be triggering. If that is you, feel free to come back next week for new content. It is really difficult to properly care for creation without properly caring for all our human neighbors. I was told once to always vote…

As far as I know, most, if not all, church denominations have some sort of compassionate ministry. The exact dimensions of the ministry might vary, but they seek to share the gospel of Jesus through meeting human physical, mental, and emotional needs. It can look like building water wells, sponsoring children, fighting human trafficking, emergency…

People who have been in the church long enough understand that our faith has its own lingo. Words like sin, grace, mercy, sanctification, and holiness have special use and understanding with people of faith. When introducing someone new to Jesus we have to “translate” those words into words they understand. Only with translation can they…

Most of what “made America great” in the 1900s was our global leadership in innovation. We exported ideas among them democracy. Our federal government funded research into all manner of things including the precursors to GPS and the internet. Having federal backing, guaranteed a market buyer for the product, taking some risk out of the…