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Ferdinand and the Practice of Nonviolence

January 18, 2018

by Elrena Evans I first learned about nonviolence from a bull. My childhood copy of Ferdinand was beautiful—the red cover, the flowers, even the lettering. I remember very clearly the way the light and dark shading of the font played together in perfect harmony in the title on the cover. What

Living with God’s Other Creatures

January 10, 2018

Adapted from a sermon delivered by David Clough at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Portland, Oregon on January 7, 2018. Scripture Romans 8:18-24: “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creations waits in eager expectation

Love This, a poem by Gretchen Primack

January 1, 2018

Dairy cows who have had their babies removed from them so that we can drink their milk, watch the new mother bond with her calf. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur | We Animals Love This If you permitthis evil, what is the goodof the good of your life?—Stanley Kunitz The body floods with

Dwelling in the Wild Places, Welcoming the Light

December 25, 2017

Advent Meditations on Multispecies and Interspiritual Encounter by Ed Sloane For the last several months—since June—along with my friend and colleague, Michael, I have been involved in a spiritual adventure. Oddly, this adventure doesn’t require going anywhere. It is an adventure in the arts of dwelling. Out of a desire to

Gopala, Jesus, and the Friendly Beasts

December 22, 2017

Interspiritual Friendships and the Care of Animals by Michael J. Iafrate A few months ago, I sat in a crowded movie theatre watching the local premiere of the documentary Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It All. The majority of the audience was made up of

Top Five Tips on Navigating Christmas as a Vegan

December 18, 2017

Christmas is a magical time of the year when many people come together to celebrate and indulge in delectable meals and treats. Yet with meat typically served at most Christmas meals, life can be tricky for vegans. Don’t worry, help is at hand! Veganism is one of the fastest-growing lifestyle movements

CreatureKind Retreat

December 13, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King For many Christian animal advocates, the gift of presence, of being able to simply show up and be is a rare gift. At church gatherings, we are explaining why there isn’t any meat on our plate or where exactly we get our protein. We are navigating the politics

Veg Christian Thanksgiving Survival Guide

November 21, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King This Thanksgiving, in houses all across the United States, a lone vegetarian or vegan will enter with trepidation into the experience of Thanksgiving with meat-eaters. In some cases, she’ll be a nine-year-old who has decided eating animals is incompatible with her desire to be a veterinarian when

Six Tips for Hosting a Vegan at Thanksgiving

November 17, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King You’re hosting the holiday meal this year and have the menu all planned out when you learn one of the guests is vegan. Hospitality is important to you. You want to share the gifts you’ve been given, welcome people with open arms, and create a space where

CreatureKind First Christian Organization to Endorse “Prevent Cruelty California”

November 8, 2017

A coalition of animal protection organizations, veterinarians, and family farmers have come together in California to attempt to place a measure on the November 2018 ballot that would ban the sale of animal products in the state that were produced using intensive confinement. If the measure is brought to the ballot

Guest Post: Is the Gospel “Good News” for Animals Too?

November 1, 2017

As both a Christian and a vegan, something that I think about often is the way in which my faith is compatible with my vegan values. I stopped eating meat at around the same time that I started seminary school, and at the time I did not consider the two things

Farm Animal Welfare: How Good is Good Enough?

October 16, 2017

from David Clough I spend a lot of my time thinking and writing about farmed animals, but mostly at a desk in front of a computer screen. So I was delighted to get the chance to visit a small organic farm and an organic smallholding with Margaret, CreatureKind’s Project Editor. One

Changing the Menu at Christian Conferences

September 11, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King Which vegan has two thumbs, travels a lot, and has been eating pretty well at Christian gatherings of late? This gal! Earlier this year, my team at ESA let me know that they wanted to show solidarity with my CreatureKind work by making all of our events vegetarian

The Reconciliation of Creation: Especially Cows

July 24, 2017

by Margaret B. Adam This article was originally delivered as a sermon at Hertford College Evensong. The readings: Isaiah 11:1-9 Psalm 148 Colossians 1:15-20 In today’s psalm, all of creation is exhorted to praise God. The psalmist calls all people to praise the Lord. He also calls on angels, stars, skies,

Fourth of July Church Vegan Barbecue

June 26, 2017

by Carol J. Adams My spouse, Bruce, has been the Associate Pastor for Community Ministries at a church in Dallas for 30 years. When we first arrived we learned that the Fourth of July event hosted by the church’s senior activities group was “a must.” To us northerners it was more

Incarnating a CreatureKind Church at the Summer Institute for Reconciliation

June 12, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created…and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things…” Last week, I had the distinct pleasure of teaming up with

The Miraculous Catch: It’s Not About Fishing

June 5, 2017

There are some passages in the Bible that, I have to admit, I just wish weren’t there.

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June 5, 2017

by Sarah Withrow King There’s a longer post to be made here, about the rising tide of Christian animal advocacy, the increasing awareness among Christians of our recent failure to lead the world in animal protection, and the inspiring ways that people are connecting their spiritual life with compassion for animals.

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