Make Way for Love
By Mark Gaspar. “The whole yard, given space, keeps saying ‘yes and, yes and, yes and…’ The grammar of improv appears to be the grammar of creation – of grace.”
Churches of Restoration in Michigan: Song of Wing and Waters
By Noah Guthrie. At Eastern Avenue Church, creation care is an act of joy, tending to local waters and ecosystems with delight!
Death Turned Against Itself: How Decomposers Make Way for New Life
By Kailyn Liu. Jesus turned death against itself, making a way for us to have eternal life. Decomposers, on a smaller scale, also turn death against itself, making a way to sustain a new generation of life.
Churches of Restoration in Nashville: A Refuge Among Skyscrapers
By Noah Guthrie. Jeremy expressed that “during times of extreme environmental crisis,” it’s vital for Christian communities to consider how to become a “local refuge… for the sake of the world.”
The New Self: Seeking a Christian Response to Climate Change
By A Rocha USA. Whatever our relationship to climate change might be, we can all aspire to put off the “old self” with its abuses against creation, and to put on the “new self” (Eph. 4:20-24) of the Christ who is reconciling all things.
The Spiritual Fallout of Nature-Deficit Disorder
By Liuan Huska. Churches can help children return to their rightful place in the natural world, healing a growing rift.
Churches of Restoration in Gainesville: To Children Belong the Garden
By Noah Guthrie. “Indeed, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed, and to children the Kingdom belongs (Matt. 13:31-32, 19:14). It’s only fitting that kids should be some of the most passionate gardeners.”
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.
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.
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.