Colonialism and the Climate Crisis

Colonialism and the Climate Crisis

What does the history of colonialism have to do with the current climate crisis?  Almost everything!    In a 2022, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of leading climate scientists, released a report acknowledging that colonialism is a...
CLIMATE JUSTICE

CLIMATE JUSTICE

As we seek to live into being the beloved community, we recognize that this church has long been to be a leader in social justice issues.  But where does our church lead when it comes to climate justice? And what is climate justice? First, a definition: Climate...

Who sinned?

Protect Oak Flat Post-Hearing Press Conference: Watch on Facebook Who sinned? This was our seeking question this past Sunday. It is an important question in our world but not for the reason the disciples in the scripture thought. I kept thinking about this passage and...
Forgiveness

Forgiveness

Forgiveness  By Mary McCue How does it creep into arteries, level blood pressure and wipe clean the slate of anger held close to the chest? Look long into the mirror, be tender with the face you see, then to the blistered past, the entire landscape, the smallest...