In advance of the next court appearance of the Juliana youth plaintiffs who are suing the government for a national climate recovery plan, Pastor Mark Brocker of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Beaverton, Oregon offered the following sermon on Sunday,
My Fear and My Hope by EcoFaith leader Tommy Navarre from St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Tommy Navarre is a high school senior who will soon be graduating from Sunset High School in Beaverton, Oregon. He was a member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Beaverton where he has served on the Eco-Reformation team that helped
EcoFaith As Actual Recovery: Cranky, Peacock-Kissed Notes from our Dec. 8th Gathering
Dear EcoFaith friends, I arrived feeling crappy, achey, not excited at all, frankly, to be setting up our EcoFaith meeting at Augustana Lutheran last Saturday morning. Solveig was there to do it with me. I hugged her more limply than
Acting Together to Rekindle our Hope: by EcoFaith leader Rev. Dr. Janet Parker, Senior Minister of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Portland, Oregon
There is no single way to be a leader in EcoFaith Recovery. Different leaders from different contexts living in different parts of the country choose to live out their faith in the public arena in different ways. Rev. Janet Parker,
What numbers would Jesus hit? And: please volunteer from home for PCEF!
Dear friends, How do we in EcoFaith stay relational in a society that’s transactional? And how do we walk a relational path in a political campaign we believe in (PCEF’s) that needs to make certain numbers to win (i.e., 160,000 pledges from
A Big Practice 6!
Hi EcoFaith Friends, Several of us were at the PCEF campaign office on Monday, which was Turn-In Day. It was an exciting space with knowing that we had over 50,000 signatures by noon and people were still pouring in to the office to
Success in Reaching our Goals! Thanks to Those Who’ve Contributed!
Friends, As people of faith, our growth and successes are often subtle and hard to see. We don’t graduate from schools as students do, or get promoted as employees do, or post record-breaking profits as corporations do. But right now,
A Winged Theology of Renewal by Intern Jacob Taylor
Over the course of this past year, the great blue heron has become something of a companion to me as I’ve journeyed with EcoFaith. I’ve always admired the bird from afar, but sometime around last June I began to have
Restoration in Times of Overload
Over the past few months, I have been a part of three conversations with groups of thoughtful, fearless, and committed EcoFaith Recovery leaders about what it means to integrate the practice of Restoring Balance into the fabric of our lives.
A Poem of Anointment (By Intern Adella Barrett)
“Olive oil is the dear friend of the Holy Spirit, it serves Her, following Her like a disciple.” -St. Ephrem The people of Israel bring myrrh, cassia and cinnamon To make it holy, to set them apart, To set God