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Calling all Flesh on Earth

December 17, 2021

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

A Story of Renewal

September 15, 2021

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

On the Need for Eco-Salvation

May 12, 2021

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

Seeking Hope in the Garden of Gethsemane

April 2, 2021

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

Homily for a CreatureKind Advent Service

December 18, 2020

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

Vegan – and Christian, Too

November 4, 2020

by Nathan Porter “You’re vegan? But I thought you were a Christian!” Comments like this one are familiar to followers of Jesus who have given up the use of animal products. I have been vegetarian for almost half a decade, and recently went vegan. Although I have received criticism from both

Christian Community, COVID-19, and the Slaughterhouse

October 15, 2020

by Sarah Withrow King Photo by @ninastrehl | Unsplash In May of this year, COVID-19 outbreaks in meatpacking plants grabbed national headlines around the world. Despite their identification as hotspots for the spread of the virus, in the US, slaughterhouses were ordered to stay open as “essential” businesses, along with farms

Should Christians Be Vegan?

January 28, 2019

by David Clough Why might Christians consider going vegan? There are four reasons that overlap with the reasons anyone else might give: concern for the environment, concern for animals, concern for human welfare, and the desire to adopt a more healthy diet. In addition, Christians might be inspired by long religious

Instruments of Peace for All Creatures

December 3, 2018

by Tim Mascara Pixabay.com On December 4, 1959, Soviet artist Evgeny Vuchetich presented a bronze statue to the United Nations, titled Let Us Beat Our Swords into Plowshares. The sculpture is an image of a man beating a sword into a plowshare, meant to symbolize humankind’s desire to end war—the desire to

Who is my Neighbour? A St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day Meditation

October 17, 2018

by Michael Gilmour Photo: Michael Gilmour The punchline of Luke’s Good Samaritan story comes at the beginning rather than the end, and it is not Jesus who delivers it but instead a nameless onlooker. He cites Torah: love God and love your neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27; cf. Lev 19:18; Deut

Good Love

August 20, 2018

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

Undoing Domination, a Sermon

July 23, 2018

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

Finding Our Place in the World, a Sermon

May 9, 2018

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

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

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

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,

Vegetarian Hospitality: How One Latino Pastor Navigates Dinner

July 11, 2017

by Rev. Carlos L. Malave In My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Aunt Voula (upon learning Ian is a vegetarian) says, “What do you mean, you don’t eat no meat?” (the entire room stops, in shock) … “That’s okay; I make lamb.” Vegetarians, like me, are used to all kind of surprising responses

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.

CreatureKind Corner: Compelling Verses in Scripture

July 5, 2016

Q: What is hands down the most compelling and powerful verse in the Bible that promises God’s love towards all his creatures? How do you suggest I apply that in my conversations to those who A. might not believe in God but love animals and/or B. might not love animals but believe in God?

A Spirit-filled Church for All Creation

May 17, 2016

This Pentecost, let’s open ourselves to the disruption of the Spirit that expands our Gospel mission. Let’s take even more seriously what it might mean to proclaim the gospel to all creation. Where might that lead us?

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