Nature’s Symphony: Wheaton College Student Wrestles with Grief and Hope
By Hannah Chuang. A poem and reflection wrestling with the beauty yet fragility of nature under the weight of human mistreatment.
Stormwater monitoring is a critical missing piece in restoring the Indian River Lagoon
By Dr. Jeffrey Greenberg. Monitoring contaminants at stormwater outfall sites is the missing piece to restoring the biodiversity and health of the Indian River Lagoon.
Churches of Restoration
What if Christians embraced our call to care for creation as part of faithful discipleship and witness? Churches of Restoration is a national program of A Rocha USA that gathers local cohorts of churches in a yearlong journey of transformative conversations, spiritual formation, and practical ecological action.
This film was created as part of the Storytellers Collective, a program of Christians for Social Action.
It highlights four churches and their experiences from our pilot Churches of Restoration cohort in the Orlando, Florida area.
Churches of Restoration in Nashville: Wrenches, Jawbones, and the Holy Ghost
By Noah Guthrie. “What does the creation care promised land look like?” Katherine asked. “None of us really know.” When we’re striving for something we can barely imagine, it’s crucial that we let the Holy Spirit guide our actions — whether in building or destroying, in planting native coneflowers or removing invasive honeysuckles.
Faithful Ecological Science with Ben Lowe | Conversing with Mark Labberton
From the Conversing Podcast with Mark Labberton, A Rocha USA Executive Director, Ben Lowe, discusses our ecological crisis, the role of Christian faith and spirituality, and how churches can respond with hope, action, and theological depth.
Reconnecting with Creation: The Importance of Place-Based Education
By Ian Massey. By reconnecting students to the world around them, Place-Based Education can inspire them to care for God’s creation and to advocate for justice and sustainability in all areas of life.
Faith, Learning, and Service in Action
By Sydney Houck. “A Rocha’s approach, integrating scientific work with a Christian worldview, showed me how deeply intertwined environmental stewardship is with a sense of moral and spiritual responsibility.”
The Language of Lilies: A Review of “Birds in the Sky, Fish in the Sea”
By Hannah Hubin. Reading “Birds in the Sky, Fish in the Sea” feels a bit like learning another language, which means I must admit that the life within my own backyard often feels “foreign” to me – another vocabulary, another planet… Dickerson and Clark gently acquaint us with our own world and remind us that we are all called to know and care for a beautiful and groaning creation.
Churches of Restoration in Milwaukee: Currents of Kenosis
By Noah Guthrie. Our labors for creation, muddying ourselves so that the creatures of mud can be dignified, are profoundly Christ-like. What is the incarnation but Jesus plunging in the muck to drag TVs and shopping carts from the creek, striving to heal the creation He loves?
Kipuka to Kipuka | Islands of Life, Faith & Restoration
From the Biologos Language of God podcast. In this episode we hear the story of three places where people are caring for the land that reveal an important truth: as we care for and find connection with the land, the land cares for and supports us. And it leads us to ask, can our relationship with God be complete without a healthy relationship with the rest of creation?