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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,

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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

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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

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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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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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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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Vegan – and Christian, Too

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

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An Advent Reflection: Instruments of Peace for All Creatures

by Tim Mascara 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 take the

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Green Seminary Initiative and CreatureKind Announce Partnership

GSI director, abby mohaupt, and CreatureKind co-directors, Sarah Withrow King and David Clough, on the campus of Santa Clara University in San Jose, CA. While environmental advocacy and animal advocacy groups have often been at odds with one another, Green Seminary Initiative and CreatureKind believe that a holistic, effective approach to

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Should Christians Be Vegan?

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

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Introducing Vegetarian/Vegan Meals into the Week’s Menu

2.5, Infinitely-Variable, Large-Bowl Meals  by Margaret B. Adam Well over 25 years ago, my family made the transition from an omnivorous diet to a vegetarian diet. It took about 4 years of effort on my part, because I wanted them not only to become vegetarians, but to want to become vegetarians.

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Friends House in London Signs Up to CreatureKind

We were delighted to be at Friends House in London, the centre for Quakers in Britain, to celebrate their signing up to be a CreatureKind institution. Friends House have been leaders in the ethical sourcing of food products, and were the first religious organization to be awarded Compassion in World Farming’s

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Top Five Tips on Navigating Christmas as a Vegan

Christmas is a magical time of the year when many people come together to celebrate and indulge in delectable meals and treats. Yet with meat typically served at most Christmas meals, life can be tricky for vegans. Don’t worry, help is at hand! Veganism is one of the fastest-growing lifestyle movements

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Veg Christian Thanksgiving Survival Guide

by Sarah Withrow King This Thanksgiving, in houses all across the United States, a lone vegetarian or vegan will enter with trepidation into the experience of Thanksgiving with meat-eaters. In some cases, she’ll be a nine-year-old who has decided eating animals is incompatible with her desire to be a veterinarian when

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Six Tips for Hosting a Vegan at Thanksgiving

by Sarah Withrow King You’re hosting the holiday meal this year and have the menu all planned out when you learn one of the guests is vegan. Hospitality is important to you. You want to share the gifts you’ve been given, welcome people with open arms, and create a space where

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Fourth of July Church Vegan Barbecue

by Carol J. Adams My spouse, Bruce, has been the Associate Pastor for Community Ministries at a church in Dallas for 30 years. When we first arrived we learned that the Fourth of July event hosted by the church’s senior activities group was “a must.” To us northerners it was more

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A Big Step for CreatureKind (and animals at Winchester)

We have recruited the University of Winchester as the first CreatureKind institution. That means that the University is committed to an annual cycle of setting targets to reduce its consumption of animal products and moving to sourcing them from higher welfare sources, and to engage the University community in the changes it is making.

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Picnic Basket Rice Salad

By Margaret B. Adam Three parts:          1) Rice          2) Vegetables and Beans          3) Dressing and Seasoning 1) Put rice and water on to cook (enough for 4-6 servings, give or take) 2) Gather and prepare some of the following: ½ onion, diced small 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed 1-2

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Eat Vegan, Save the World?

But as the church, our job isn’t to save the world. Our job is to stop, to look for the reconciling work of Christ, and to join that—to pray “thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” 

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What Will These Animals Do?

What will all of these animals do— The bulls and the rams, The cows and the sheep, The pigeons and the goats, And the lambs— Now that sacrifice has been abolished? Will they return home, To tell the good news, To the hawks, wolves, and camouflaged hunters? Their joyful songs echoing

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