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Read more about the article A Lenten Fast from Plastic 2: Going Plastic Free

A Lenten Fast from Plastic 2: Going Plastic Free

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:March 17, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Social Justice and Outreach
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Since 1950, 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic have been produced, and 4 billion of that was in just the last 15 years. Only about 9 percent of all plastic…

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Read more about the article A Lenten Fast from Plastic 1: Recycling

A Lenten Fast from Plastic 1: Recycling

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:March 10, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Social Justice and Outreach
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“Repentance,” as Jesus seems to have understood it, does not mean hair-shirts and grief. It means coming to a realization that one is going the wrong way and then “turning…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reassessment

Lenten Reassessment

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:March 3, 2022
  • Post category:Adult Formation/Social Justice and Outreach
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Since the beginning of the year I’ve been focusing on Creation Care as a spiritual discipline. Scholar Sallie McFague believes that the climate crisis “is really a spiritual problem—a problem…

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Read more about the article Lobby Your Representative and Your Community

Lobby Your Representative and Your Community

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:February 16, 2022
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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Dear Representative . . . Perhaps you’ve written a letter to a bank by now. What’s the next step? Getting political. In the Columbus area we have three congresspersons, two…

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Read more about the article Help Save the Earth – Change Your Bank

Help Save the Earth – Change Your Bank

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:February 9, 2022
  • Post category:Social Justice and Outreach
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Last week I wrote about how some banks, including those doing business in Columbus, are major investors in fossil fuel development. I suggested ways you might take action to express…

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Read more about the article From Prayer to Mission

From Prayer to Mission

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:February 3, 2022
  • Post category:Prayer and Spiritual Practices/Social Justice and Outreach
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Now that we’ve begun to follow Jesus in praying for the good of creation, the next step is to follow Jesus in action. For Jesus did not use prayer as…

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Read more about the article Becoming “Prayer Warriors” for God’s Creation

Becoming “Prayer Warriors” for God’s Creation

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:January 27, 2022
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Here’s where we left off last week:"Not only is the myth of consumerism not true, it is destroying our earthly home. In attempting to satisfy our consumer culture, the earth…

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Read more about the article Kenosis – The Spiritual Heart of Creation Care

Kenosis – The Spiritual Heart of Creation Care

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:January 20, 2022
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“Kenosis” is one of those first century Greek words we use in our Christian spiritual life and worship, like “epiphany” and “eucharist.” Kenosis means “self-emptying” as praised in the ancient…

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Read more about the article Needed for Creation Care: A Great Religious Awakening

Needed for Creation Care: A Great Religious Awakening

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:January 13, 2022
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How do we create the kind of changes that will keep our world’s climate at a tolerable level? Sallie McFague argues that it requires a world-wide cultural conversion, from consumerism…

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Read more about the article Three Environmental Resolutions You Can Make for 2022

Three Environmental Resolutions You Can Make for 2022

  • Post author:Elliott Bush
  • Post published:January 6, 2022
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Happy New Year! I’m a committed environmentalist. But during the last few weeks I’ve often just let my standards lapse. Maybe that’s happened to you, too. Now, with the holiday…

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