A writer at the intersection of faith and the environment, Liuan Huska shares about the gospel work carried out through her communications work and through the efforts of many faithful, unseen heroes.
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.”
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.”
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.
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.
From Sojouners, by Liuan Huska. “The harvest is ripe. More and more Christians from across the theological spectrum want their faith communities to do something about our environmental crises….”
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.
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.
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.”
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.