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Calling all Flesh on Earth

This homily was written and delivered by Aline Silva for the CreatureKind Advent Service in December 2021. Hello everybody, it’s good to be with you today. My name is Aline. I am a QBIPOC who is a lightskin femme. I am wearing my short, wavy, black hair down, purple lipstick, and

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Recipes to Welcome in a New Season

By Megan Grigorian  In the Global North, fall is almost upon us, and a new school year has begun. The South is anticipating the start of spring when new life bursts forth. All around the world, we’re experiencing seasons of renewal. Recently, CreatureKind hosted a LoveFeast wherein we considered ways the

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The Dirt on Humane Washing

This article was originally published by Farm Forward and is reprinted here with permission. For decades the American public has been subjected to rampant greenwashing, from ads about “clean coal” to “green” labels on toilet paper made from clear-cut forests. Now Farm Forward is peeling back the labels on meat, dairy,

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DefaultVeg Dishes For a Tasty Summer

by Megan Grigorian If you’re new to DefaultVeg, or just need some help gathering delicious plant-based recipes to bring to your next family or church gathering this Summer, we have you covered. These dishes will please any palate, and no one will be missing the animal products or protein. We’re bringing

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Hearty Ways to Start Your Day in DefaultVeg Style 

by Megan Grigorian We’re well into the year, and I’ve been leaning heavily into hearty, delicious breakfasts to sustain me through the cold winter months that are now upon us in the US. Whether you prefer a light start to the day, or a heavier meal in the morning, there are

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“For what must the church repent and how?” 

A Lent Sermon for Ash Wednesday, 2021by Rev. Aline Silva “God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a

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DefaultVeg Recipe Roundup for the Holidays

By Megan Grigorian  Advent is here and we have got you covered with some delicious plant-based, communal recipes and meal options for the eyes and taste buds of many. Planning communal meals can become stressful when trying to tend to everyone’s dietary preferences—but that’s why DefaultVeg can be so effective. When

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Homily for a CreatureKind Advent Service

This homily was written and delivered by Ashley M. Lewis for the CreatureKind Advent Service in December 2020. Scriptures from the Fourth Week of Advent 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 (NRSV) 7:1 Now when the king (David) was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his

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Resources for Lent 2020

by Sarah Withrow King The season of Lent was not a strong part of my Christian formation. To me it was, at most, a time to stop eating some food I liked, to be “spiritual.” In high school, following the lead of a cute camp counsellor, I gave up meat for

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What Does Christianity Have to Do With Animals (Book Excerpt)

From Genesis to Revelation, and from the early church to the present day, there are vivid examples of God’s—and the church’s—love of, care for, and delight in animal creatures. By Sarah Withrow King From Genesis to Revelation, and from the early church to the present day, there are vivid examples of

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CreatureKind Summer Round-Up

It’s been a busy summer at CreatureKind and we want to share some of the highlights with you. CreatureKind Ministry Intern CreatureKind has graduated its very first Ministry Intern. Ashley Lewis is a student at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. She is seeking her Master of Divinity. Her ministry focus

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New Video Highlighting CreatureKind’s Work!

Watch this great video to see how CreatureKind addresses faith, anti-racism, and farmed animal welfare, in conversation with other community initiatives that share similar concerns. A note from CreatureKind: We are grateful and happy to be in partnership with Farm Forward, which takes seriously the role of faith communities in creation

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Reflections from the On Animals North American Book Tour

by David Clough The On Animals North American book tour is complete! In numbers: 31 days, lectures and seminars at 21 venues, combined audience of over 1000, 9 institutional food policy meetings, well over 100 books distributed. I’m most grateful to hosts for the warm welcome received at each stop: Yale

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Three Must-Watch Videos on Farms and Farming

by Sarah Withrow King Wondering what to do this weekend? Need resources to help raise discussion in your church or school on why Christian attention to food and farming is so urgent? Check out these three must-watch videos on farms and farming. 73 Cows Alex Lockwood | 73 Cows At about

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Good Love

Sermon delivered by Michael Anthony Howard at Brookside Community Church, April 22, 2018. Reprinted here with permission.  The Resurrection illustrates what good love looks like. When love is good, it has the power to transform us and offer new life to the world! The Raging Rambo Whether it was natural born

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Undoing Domination, a Sermon

Sermon written and delivered by Michael Anthony Howard at Stanley Congregational Church, Chatham, NJ on July 15, 2018. Reprinted with permission. Listen to the sermon audio, download sermon notes, and access the sermon worksheet here. IMAGE CREDIT: Die gelbe Kuh (The Yellow Cow), by Franz Marc (1911) [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Franz_Marc-The_Yellow_Cow-1911.jpg] The Logic of

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Finding Our Place in the World, a Sermon

Sermon delivered at Drew Theological School Chapel by David Clough, April 2018 “May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.” What emotions do you bring to worship this evening? Delight at glimpses of beauty and of love? Sadness at tragic loss? Anger at injustice? Resentment and

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Ferdinand and the Practice of Nonviolence

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

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Living with God’s Other Creatures

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

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Love This, a poem by Gretchen Primack

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

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The Reconciliation of Creation: Especially Cows

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,

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