By: Liesl Stewart Art by Zach Stewart In my previous blog post, I used a conversation I overheard about the high cost of pot roast to write about the corporatization of our food systems–and specifically animal agriculture–in the US and the world. As corporations use industrial production methods to farm animals,

As I write, I am preparing for the season of Lent. Lent this year has come at exactly the right time. Oh, how we need God’s invitation: “Be still and know that I Am God.” (Ps 46:10) It’s all too easy to be dismayed by events in the world, both near

By Jayda Kechour I have chosen to share what I have learned from three of our readings through CreatureKind. The first reading is a book by Randy Woodley, Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision. Woodley’s book stirs within me a call to pursue a life of shalom. His

by Liesl Stewart Artist: Zach Stewart As we’ve collectively lived the trauma of this global pandemic, I’ve often pondered how fragile our lives truly are. For many of us, our lives have been painfully impacted and disrupted by the spread of a virus we can’t even see without a microscope. The

By Bianca Rati When I was 10 years old, I received a partial scholarship to study in a private school for rich kids. As my name (Bianca) prophesied, I was a very white girl, almost albino, with short hair at the nape of my neck, gaping and crooked teeth, glasses (at

Por Bianca Rati Quando eu tinha 10 anos recebi uma bolsa parcial para estudar em uma escola particular de gente rica. Como profetizou meu nome (Bianca), eu era uma menina muito branca, quase albina, com o cabelo curtinho na altura da nuca, dentes separados e tortos, óculos (na época que era

By: Liesl Stewart “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it; the world, and all who live in it.”  (Psalm 24:1) Our family says these words together every night before dinner. Sometimes the words are a boisterous declaration; sometimes they are spoken with quiet reverence; often we say them super-fast

By: Andrea Krudy Guiding Text  “Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven can be compared to a king who decided to bring his accounts up to date with servants who had borrowed money from him. In the process, one of his debtors was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. He couldn’t