by Verónica Godoy The Central Texas team and I spent two months preparing for this day, our first picnic at Beverly S. Sheffield North West Metropolitan park in Austin. We were excited and nervous, running every possible bad scenario in our heads ...
I followed COP26 from a distance. Other Christians showed up in Glasgow and asked God to intervene.
By Brittany Michalski & Autumn Ayers Introducing Climate Stewards USA, a new program of A Rocha USA! Climate Stewards USA is a program for individuals, communities, and organizations who want to take action on climate change and join us in ...
by Dr. Robert Sluka, Lead Scientist A Rocha USA's Marine Conservation Program & Florida Project Director Nurdles – a fun word to say. These are plastic pellets and cleaning them up, though, is no fun. Imagine opening a bag of popcorn in y ...
Church in Creation is a SoCal A Rocha initiative registered with Wild Church Network. Perceiving a need for Christians to connect with God, one another, and creation, SoCal project director and eco-pastor Mark McReynolds began holding outdoor gatherings t ...
by Mark McReynolds, A Rocha USA SoCal Project Director 📷: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/ on 20200928 With over 5 million acres (2.25 million hectares) burned in three coastal states and fires dotting the US West, many communities have evacuated, and a few ...
by Lizzy Ranheim “We lament the broken relationships, attitudes, and systems that lead to oppression, suffering, and death of God’s human creation” – A Rocha USA statement, June 2020 As our world aches from pervasive disease and injustice, we ...
The first demand any work of art makes upon is surrender. Look. Listen. Receive. Get yourself out of the way. - C.S. Lewis, An Experiment in Criticism The early-July refresh of the Resources for Sheltering at Home page brings a series of recom ...
Recently, I had the chance to speak with my former teacher, Dr. Norman Wirzba, for an interview for Love Your Place’s upcoming book club on Living the Sabbath. During our conversation, I asked him what place Sabbath rest might have in our national unrest ...
As the pandemic has radically altered what daily life and practices look like, it’s likely affected most of our sense of time. For those of us working from home, the rhythms of the workday have become unfamiliar. For those of us who have lost jobs during ...