Connected by Water: Q&A with Lead Marine Scientist Dr. Bob Sluka
A man of many oceans, Dr. Bob Sluka shares about his worldwide diving travels, his love for manta rays, and a possible link between Metallica and creation care.
Practical Earthkeeping: Diet & Sustainability
By Noah Guthrie, in the Ecological Disciple.
“It was the fall of 2018, and I was one of a dozen interns working at the Brooksdale Environmental Centre. With a reedy wetland, a curling belt of Douglas firs, and a mini village of white-walled, brown-beamed homes, Brooksdale is A Rocha Canada’s base of operations in British Columbia…”
From Agreement to Action: A COP28 Reflection
For the first time at a UN Climate Conference, the burning of fossil fuels was officially acknowledged as the key cause and driver of climate change. Will this signify a new era of climate action? At the end of 2023, representatives from 200 countries me ...
A Year to Remember: A Rocha’s 40th Anniversary Highlights
40 is a number of spiritual importance throughout the Bible, associated with periods of testing, preparation, transition and renewal. As A Rocha’s 40th anniversary year comes to a close, we cannot help but reflect on the significance of this milestone an ...
A Decade of Impact: A Rocha’s Marine Conservation
There is the sea, vast and spacious… and Leviathan who you formed to frolic there (Psalm 104). The Psalmist reminds us that the oceans are not ours and the life therein exists independent of us. Genesis 1 tells us of God delighting in the waters that te ...
Bounce Back
Bounce Back, the fourth installment in A Rocha’s ‘Elements of Hope’ video series, asks us to examine where we find our hope amidst environmental disaster, such as extreme wildfires or terrible floods. The film explores the idea of ‘refugium’, defined as a ...
International Coastal Cleanup Day: Creating Waters of Hope
Join A Rocha USA in the world's largest volunteer effort to remove trash from waterways. Founded by the Ocean Conservancy, International Coastal Cleanup Day mobilizes over 200,000 people every year to restore beaches and waterways. Join The Marine Conser ...
Why should the church care for God’s creation?
Originally published for A Rocha International In a new short film from A Rocha, we explore the relationship between the church and the environment and look at how God is calling the church to care for his creation. What does the church have to do with ...
God Uses Small Things
By: Hannah Gillespie Throughout the Bible, God uses small things to accomplish big plans. We see this in the famous tale of David and Goliath. David selected five small pebbles, such a small and insignificant object alone. But David’s faith in God ...
Love The Fast
By: Autumn Ayers "I admit that each year as Lent approaches, I am pricked by a feeling of dread. Traditionally, the Lenten fast involves abstaining from certain foods (meat and meat products) and generally eating less in order to make us ...