Apocalypse now: how historic floods are unveiling the exploitation of Appalachia
This article was originally published by Accidental Tomatoes
I was five years old the first time I heard the term strip mining. I was with my mom and a friend of hers at the local high school as they applied...
Money and Activism: Faith-Fueled Investing to Fight Climate Change
As someone who has been in advocacy work for a while, I’ve begun to wonder how much all this 'righteous anger' accomplishes if we don’t learn to examine our own ethical choices as well.
In Opposition of the Line 3 Pipeline
Now, four years later, I want to follow up the heartfelt message of that video by expressing my public opposition to the Line 3 pipeline — and by asking you to add your voice as well.
A Love Song for the Long-Haul: LA UMC Pastors on Hurricane Ida Aftermath
The journey ahead is complex and rightly so—filled with both triage and rehab efforts, insurance claims and bucket truck parades, adrenaline highs and compassion fatigue, questions about climate change and environmental refugees, retelling the story, and sharing the load again and again and again.
Easter, Extinction, and Nonviolent Direct Action
If Christmas is the season to be jolly, maybe—if the Gospels are anything to go by—Easter is the season for Christians to go to jail.
Dear Christians, It’s Time to Take Creation Care Seriously
Respect for the earth isn’t worship; it’s a reflection of our worship of our Creator.
Finding Freedom & Salvation in a Weary World
We cannot comprehend one another's lives or struggles, or diminish others' struggles in the face of our own.
Burning Down the House
We need to burn down oligarchy, and idols of power and control.
How to Celebrate Christmas: Change the World
This Christmas is a perfect time to follow the lead of the baby who changed the world.