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Embodied Eating
by: Liesl Stewart When I became a Christian in my late teens, I took on a theological lens that was soul-focused–meaning, I felt assured of a place in heaven when I died. I had become familiar with a portrayal of Jesus as the savior who died for my sins, but I
Eating at the Service of Life
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,
The Cost of Pot Roast
By: Liesl Stewart Recently, while cooling off in a pool in Arizona (USA), I overheard a conversation. As they bobbed on foam noodles, a group was bemoaning the high cost of pot roast. “Have you seen the prices?!” Heads shook in knowing commiseration, for meat prices had indeed increased noticeably. The
Can I Care about Animals Farmed for Food?
by: Liesl Stewart “When you’re wanting to free animals, you have to free people. Because we are all interdependent. We want animals to live a free life, but we’re all chained to the system.“ Reverend Tsakani Sibanda shared these words when I recently interviewed her. Rev. Sibanda is a Church of
Jesus comia peixes? Nós deveríamos comer peixes?
By Bianca Rati Texto :Bem-aventurados os que têm fome e sede de justiça, pois serão satisfeitos. – Mt 5:6 Introdução A bíblia é um livro cheio de mistérios. Alguns destes mistérios são somente espirituais, outros são históricos e talvez todos sejam uma mistura dos dois. Historicamente, os eventos bíblicos ocorreram há
Did Jesus eat fish? Should we eat fish ourselves?
By: Sydney Caron 10:25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” 27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with
Blessing of the Animals Reflection
By Megan Grigorian Note: A version of this reflection was given at the CreatureKind Blessing of the Animals service on 6/7/22. You can see a recording of the whole event here, as well as the virtual program for the service here. I have spent nearly fifteen years working in animal advocacy
The Body of Christ Has a Tail
By: Camila Mantovani I want to start this conversation with you, reader, by telling a story that happened a few months ago in a small town in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the story of the buffalos from the city of Brotas. It was in November last year
Parenthood Interrupted
Content Warning: Loss of a child, police brutality, violence against animals.Written by Sydney Caron Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother… When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is
Easter and the More-than-Human World
*This sermon was given by CreatureKind co-Founder David Clough at the Eastertide Earth Day Service on April 22nd, 2022. You can see the full service here. If I’m a little bleary-eyed, it’s because Aline, Karla, and I have just returned from a meeting that CreatureKind sponsored of representatives of US churches
DefaultVeg: De-centering Whiteness in Veganism and Working for the Liberation of All
by: Megan Grigorian I started my career working in the US animal movement space two days after my college graduation in 2008. I was a twenty-one year old able-bodied, white, cis-gender woman with an English degree, a new-found passion for veganism, and a job writing copy for an animal rights organization.
“Be still and know…” A Lenten Reflection
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
Deepening our Creation Imaginations
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
Representing God to Creation
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
If God is a hen, I am a heifer
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
Se Deus é uma galinha, eu sou uma vaca
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
Giving Thanks for the Very Good-ness of Creation
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
Practicing Merciful Dominion
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
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
Rethinking My White Vegan Advocacy at Thanksgiving
By Sarah Withrow King Five years ago, I wrote an article for CreatureKind called “Turkey Talk: Christians and the Thanksgiving Meal.” Even though all the facts about turkeys remain true, I wouldn’t write that article today. I confess that the article as it’s written upholds settler colonial ideas, failing to spend
Growing Up at an Adventist Table
BY: LINDA NCUBE Growing Up at an Adventist Table In the beginning of Creation everything was just perfect, and God said it was good. In the garden of Eden, Adam and Eve were given fruits and vegetation for their food consumption. According to the NIV Bible, Genesis 1:29, “Then God said,
A Holy Kind of Proximity
BY JORDAN HUMPHREY Pigs When I was a child, growing up in the suburbs of North Carolina, my mother got the wild idea that she would surprise my uncle with a Christmas gift of two potbellied pigs. My uncle was the type of man you might call eclectic. He lived at
CreatureKind Corner: Meet Aline Silva
by Aline Silva I was born in Sao Paulo, Brasil and grew up between the cities of Cotia and Itapevi, just on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. Currently, I reside in the unceded lands of the Tequesta, Taino, and Seminole peoples, named South Florida, USA with my main squeeze and canine
A Story of Renewal
By Lee Palumbo This is a story written and told by Lee Palumbo at CreatureKind’s LoveFeast service. You can view a live version of the story here. ROMANS 12:2 International Standard Version “Do not be conformed to this world, but continuously be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that
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
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,
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
On the Need for Eco-Salvation
By CreatureKind Fellow, Shea Watts The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it,the world, and those who live in it; – Psalm 24:1 … you save humans and animals alike, O Lord. – Psalm 36:6 In the last days it will be, God declares,that I will pour out my Spirit
Not “Either/Or,” but “And”
by CreatureKind Fellow, Estela Torres I was raised in a conservative Catholic environment in Monterrey, Mexico. I felt a deep love for animals from a very young age and was very sensitive to their suffering. Perhaps it was my mother’s stories about her childhood dog, Bobby, that made an impression on
Seeking Hope in the Garden of Gethsemane
by Alyssa Moore John 18:1-3. Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. Judas his betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers
