By Tom Rowley, A Rocha USA Executive Director On the heels of an Earth Day observed with growing gloom and corporate cooptation, reasons for hope abound. In recent weeks, I’ve had a slew of conversations with people caring for God’s creation right where they live. The efforts may be small, but …
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Small Beginnings
By Tom Rowley, A Rocha USA Executive Director Two weeks ago, I spent the day with a dozen other men—nine black, three white—discussing racism, black men and the Church. Appreciative as I was for the invitation by Leroy Barber and Kilns College, I was a bit hesitant. Privileged by society because …
Peter Harris :: All Things Reconciled – Christ and Creation
A Rocha founders Peter and Miranda Harris visited Antioch Church in Bend, Oregon this October. In the video below, "Peter discusses the current trajectory of the global environment and casts a vision for a more engaged, more concerned Christian community". http://vimeo.com/109542957 Source: …
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Bird by Bird, Person by Person
By Tom Rowley, A Rocha USA Executive Director In Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott recounts her dad’s instructions to her then 10-year-old brother panicking over a school report on bird taxonomy he had to write, which--after three months of procrastination—was due …
Walking the Talk: Living With Integrity in a Disintegrating World
By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches Spanish translation: Predicar con el ejemplo: Vivir con integridad en un mundo desintegrado Every generation believes the world is falling apart morally and socially. Today, it is also falling apart ecologically. Recent chaotic …
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A Rocha’s Five Core Commitments as Lived by John Stott − 4: Community
By Miranda Harris, co-founder of A Rocha Community is a complicated word. Like one of those huge lorries that thunders past on the motorway, it isn’t always obvious what’s in it. It’s an emotive term which may awaken longing, panic, or just mild curiosity. As one of A Rocha’s core commitments, we …
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Connecting Kids With Their Place
By Karin Taylor, Missions Outreach Coordinator, Santa Margarita Community Church We know that God created the world and everything in it. We know that he appointed us stewards of his creation. We know that he determined the times and exact places for people to live. How do we communicate this …
Why Earth Care Matters to the Gospel
A Rocha USA Executive Director Tom Rowley shares with Relevant Magazine why Christians can't afford to neglect creation care in the following interview. (Source: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/reject-apathy/why-earth-care-matters-gospel). Let’s start at square one: Why is environmental …
Family Trees
By Miranda Harris, Founder of A Rocha We just got back from a family reunion, quite a big one – huge in fact. One branch of the family couldn’t make it, and one much-loved sister stayed behind to care for a very sick brother, but about 80 others travelled from all over the globe, eager to …