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by Dave Bookless The biblical story of Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi has always been a favourite of mine – so much so that we named one of our daughters Naomi-Ruth. There are many themes that emerge: God’s provision through hardship, welcoming the foreigner, duty to extended family, generous …
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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 …
[Read more...] about Walking the Talk: Living With Integrity in a Disintegrating World
By Pip and Will Campbell-Clause* We celebrated the New Year with about 3000 students from over 40 countries at Mission-Net in Germany, entering 2014 dancing and worshipping God with Andy Flannagan and band as they sang songs proclaiming the good news for all creation! It was a rich time, full of …
By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches Happy New Year!? What will 2013 hold? If forecasts are correct, then we’ll see more hurricanes, droughts, floods, crop failures, wildlife extinctions, urban drift, and desperate people attempting to escape poverty. Not to mention global …
[Read more...] about From Advent to Epiphany: The Nature of Hope and Hope for Nature
By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches I’ve grown up, like many contemporaries, with the future according to Hollywood: ‘War of the Worlds’, ‘Mad Max’, ‘Close Encounters’, ‘Star Wars’, ‘Independence Day’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘The Day after Tomorrow’ and ‘When the Wind Blows’ …
By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches When I preach for A Rocha, the hymn ‘How great Thou art’ is often chosen. It’s often voted amongst all-time favourites, and verse two makes it an obvious choice for the Christian conservationist: “When through the woods and forest glades …
By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches “If creation care is so important, why didn’t Jesus speak about it?” The question wrong-footed me at first: after all, when Jesus summed up the Law and the Prophets he said, ‘Love God and love your neighbour’, not ‘Go hug …
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By Dave Bookless, A Rocha Advisor for Theology and Churches Forty years ago there was a huge debate amongst evangelical Christians. Is the gospel simply about ‘spiritual’ matters or does it include care for the poor and oppressed? That debate was won by the power of scripture. Both the Old …
[Read more...] about The Poor or the Planet: Which Comes First?
