What I need in times like this are spaces for love and hope: areas of activity where I know that devoting my time, energy, and resources will make a positive difference to others, whether they are nearby or far away.
Read moreUnexpected Gifts
And it all started with a choice. A choice to listen and to suspend judgement. A choice to follow the line of questioning, wherever that would lead me. A choice to abandon my blissful ignorance in pursuit of a more authentic and gospel-rooted life.
Read moreThe Good News for All Creation, A St. Francis Day Sermon
A relationship between the non-human animals and the divine can be found throughout the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, and Jesus is often with the animals — from his birth among the creatures of the barn to his time with the wild beasts in the desert.
Read moreCreatureKind Corner: Compelling Verses in Scripture
A Palestinian Christian youth reads a Bible text.
Q: What is hands down the most compelling and powerful verse in the Bible that promises God's love towards all his creatures? How do you suggest I apply that in my conversations to those who A. might not believe in God but love animals and/or B. might not love animals but believe in God?
Read moreCreatureKind Corner: Why do Animals Suffer? One Response and Three Recipes
Why do animals suffer? It’s a big question—an ancient, continuing, and persisting question. We have no divine FAQ page about God’s intentions. We have no single, simple, satisfying answer. As humans, we are bound to the limits of our creaturely capacities to interpret scripture, but we can do so in conversation with the church’s rich heritage of teachers, preachers, ministers, and heroes of the faith.
Read moreRecipe for a Psalm of Lament
Pray all parts together, feeling the tension between the parts and offering all of your feelings to God.
Read moreHow Do We Name Our Fellow Creatures?
The movement of the heart is the Spirit’s transformative action within a believer which brings to birth a new person in Christ ...
Read moreCreatureKind Corner: What Does Jesus Say?
Introducing the CreatureKind Corner, a series where we’ll answer questions submitted by readers about Christian theology and animal protection.
Read moreA Spirit-filled Church for All Creation
This Pentecost, let's open ourselves to the disruption of the Spirit that expands our Gospel mission. Let's take even more seriously what it might mean to proclaim the gospel to all creation. Where might that lead us?
Read moreAre Farmers to Blame for Factory Farming?
The problem with these systems is not malicious farmers, but production and retail systems that produce animal products for sale at a price that is wholly incompatible with a good life for the animals unfortunate enough to be caught up in them.
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