Advent and Environmental Repentance: Psalm 72 and Matthew 3:1-12
What is “environmental repentance,” and how can preachers encourage congregations to envision the kind of transformation that brings about health and restoration for people and the planet?
COP30 – Solidarity and Endurance for Climate Justice: Malachi 4 and Luke 21
As world leaders and climate activists meet in November for the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil between November 10th and 21st, 2025, preachers and congregations can add their voices to the calls for climate justice.
Be Persistent! Wrestling a Blessing for Eco-Justice: Genesis 32 and Luke 18
Can we wrestle a blessing from our struggles for environmental justice? Two stories from Scripture encourage us to be persistent.
How to Love God in the Land Flowing with Milk and Honey: Preaching Deuteronomy 6:1-9
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 ideas for reading and preaching Deuteronomy 6:1-9 from a perspective of Earth care.
Beware the Mob of Insatiable Appetites: Preaching Numbers 11 Through a Green Lens
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 sermon helps for preaching Numbers 11:4-35 using a green lens.
Learning from the Animals: Preaching Genesis 2:18-24 Through a Green Lens
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 sermon helps for preaching Genesis 2:18-24 using a green lens.
Thanksgiving, Manna, and the Lesson of “Just Enough”
Ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 16:31-21 for a Thanksgiving sermon or reflection. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip pastors and church members to engage the Bible through an ecological lens.
Choose Life for Earth, Choose Earth for Life
Here are ideas for reading and preaching Deut. 30:15-20. This text is assigned for Sept. 4th, 2022, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost in the Revised Common Lectionary. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip preachers and congregations for engaging the Bible through an ecological lens.
EcoPreacher 1-2-3: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Because God commands us to “watch ourselves closely” and make our witness known to the rising generation, our congregation’s support of organic local farms will emphasize God’s care for our bodies, our community, and the whole Creation.