By Ryan Dueck I’ve been thinking a lot lately about beauty. This is a strange thing to be thinking about in a year as ugly…
Read moreWorshipping Outdoors
From the forest churches of England to Holy Hikes® in the Episcopalian tradition to the Wild Church Network across North America, outdoor worship has been…
Read moreAn Earth Day service of lament and hope
The Birds and the Bees
For Earth Day 2020, Ambler Mennonite Church, Ambler, Pa., created a self-paced, contemplative worship service. The Birds and the Bees guide offers opportunities to grieve…
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Ten plants to guide us from prayer to action
Willow Avenue Mennonite Church, Clovis, Ca., was planning a special event for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. They hoped to create a series of…
Read moreAn Anabaptist order of worship from Peace Mennonite Church
The liturgy below comes from Peace Mennonite Church, a house church in Claremont, Ca. Several members attended the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions’ pastoral retreat…
Read moreFor in [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross.
Colossians 1:19 - 20