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 morePlanting Seeds
No one even seems to notice that we eat less meat because it’s become a healthy habit, for our bodies and our spirits.
Read moreA Prayer for Hard Days
On hard days, in hard seasons, I turn and return to this prayer. I turn to it especially when I start to get wrapped up in the anxiety that comes with being called to do a big thing.
Read moreTurkey Talk: Christians and the Thanksgiving Meal
Photo: Jane Pearce
Like most people, I thought that animals killed for food needed to be healthy and well-cared-for. I thought that meat came from farmers who had a few animals, cared well for them, and knew them by name.
Read moreFavorite Recipes for a Vegan Thanksgiving
Here's what'll be on our table this year. Try one, a few, or all! And be sure to leave us your favorite vegan recipe in the comments.
Read moreHighlights from Our First Ten Months
We're excited to share with you the progress we've made over the last ten months!
Read moreIncarnating a CreatureKind Church at Duke Divinity's Summer Reconciliation Institute
We at CreatureKind are thrilled to partner with our friends at the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) Faith Outreach Program to present "Incarnating a CreatureKind Church" at this year's Summer Institute for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School.
Read moreCreatureKind Partners with University of Winchester in Groundbreaking New Program
How do you stop factory farming? Reduce the demand. Today, the University of Winchester became the first institution internationally to sign the CreatureKind Commitment, meaning that they have pledged to: 1) reduce their purchase of animal products; 2) source meat, dairy, and eggs from higher welfare farms for its catering operations on campus; and 3) educate the campus community about why they decided to make these important changes.
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 moreFriendship
I was honored to take part in two events recently that gave me such hope for the future of the church’s response and relationship to animals.
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