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Ruth – Economic Migrant or Environmental Refugee?

A Rocha USA / June 1, 2014

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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Walking the Talk: Living With Integrity in a Disintegrating World

A Rocha USA / February 17, 2014

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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Mission Impossible?

A Rocha USA / February 3, 2014

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 …

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From Advent to Epiphany: The Nature of Hope and Hope for Nature

A Rocha USA / January 2, 2013

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 …

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What’s the Future for Planet Earth?

A Rocha USA / October 1, 2012

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’ …

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Songs and hymns I Hate to Sing

A Rocha USA / September 1, 2012

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 …

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Why Didn’t Jesus Talk About Creation Care?

A Rocha USA / August 6, 2012

  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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The Poor or the Planet: Which Comes First?

A Rocha USA / June 30, 2012

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 …

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