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Evangelical Environment Network has released its Creation Care Sermon Starter for the month of February, Christ, Creator. It focuses on the beginning of the world and how important it is to take care of it. It emphasizes scriptures John 1:1-18; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 1:1-3, and Colossians 1:15-20. To read or download this sermon starter, click here.
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The Evangelical Environment Network released an article about the recent threats to public lands, specifically Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears. They believe that public lands such as these make what belongs to God available to everyone and “To step into a National Park or Forest or National Monument and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation is to experience freedom and the richness of life as persons made in the image of God.” Therefore, it is the responsibility of Christians to be good stewards of the earth and protect these lands. To read the entire article, click here.
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Teaching Preschoolers to Pray for God’s Creation is an article from Evangelical Environmental Network on the importance of prayer at an early age. The article discusses how to introduce prayer into the life of a young child and more specifically how to pray for God’s creation. To read the entire article, click here.
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As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience.- Luke 8:15
Food Waste: No one is Perfect, so Compost is an article from the Evangelical Environmental Network that describes how to reduce food waste. It focuses on composting as a way to reduce the amount of waste created in the kitchen and gives tips on how to efficiently compost. To read the entire article, click here.
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Check List is a conversation created by New Community Project. It is meant to be read between two people or performed as a skit. One person reads the Genesis creation account while another person uses the list to gauge how other species are faring in the Age of Humans. To view the Check List, click here.
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6 Ways to Green Your Holiday is a graphic made by the Sierra Club. It gives 6 easy ways make Christmas traditions more sustainable. To view the image, click here.
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Creation Care Hack: Train Yourself to use Reusable Shopping Bag is a post from Evangelical Environmental Network MOMS. The article discusses how using a reusable shopping bag is only easy if you make it a habit, which can be difficult. It then gives a few tips on how to make this sustainable practice a habit. The article also has a graphic on how plastic bags are killing the planet, which can be found below. The author finishes by saying, “If the 70% of Americans who identify as Christians practiced using less disposable plastic bags what a witness and difference that could make.” To read the entire post, click here.
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The Regeneration Project is the parent project of Interfaith Power&Light. It is meant to help deepen the connection between ecology and faith and to help people of faith recognize and fulfill their responsibility for the stewardship of creation. They do so through educational programs for clergy and congregations. To read more, click here.
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When Mother Calls is a 20-minute skit from New Community Project. It portrays a trial in which earth’s creatures testify about human impacts on the environment. The play emphasizing the call to respect and nurture the earth is easily adapted for performance in congregations, youth camps, retreats, or other church or youth events. To read the entire script, click here.
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Wade in the Water is a worship resource from the New Community Project. It calls for the stewardship of water and is a 20 minute worship service, including a hymn, about water as a precious resource. To read or download Wade in the Water, click here.