Archive of Reflections

"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:1-2

"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to your life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these." Matthew 6:26-29

"We see the despoiling of the environment as nothing less than the degradation of God's gracious gift of creation."

ELCA Statement “Caring for Creation”

Seminary Ridge Review Autumn 2012 [Papers from Gettysburg Seminary Conference on “Getting Green Faithfully” August, 2012.
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“Reflections on a Lutheran Theology of Creation: Foundations for a New Reformation” by David Rhoads.
“God’s Lovers as ‘Uncreators’: Morality on the Face of Systemic Evil” by Cynthia Moe Lobeda.
“A Whirlwind Tour of World Religious Teaching on the Environment” by Fletcher Harper.
Intersections. Fall, 2012 #36. The Vocation of a Lutheran College. A Calling to Embrace Creation: Lutheran Higher Education, Sustainability, and Stewardship. Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN. July 30- August 1, 2012.
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“A Traveler’s Manifesto for Navigating the Creation” by Ann Pederson.
“A Lutheran Ethic of Environmental Stewardship” by James Martin-Schramm
“Climate Justice, Environmental Racism, and A Lutheran Moral Vision: by Cynthia Moe-Lobeda
"Sustaining Sustainability” by Baird Tipson

Why do Lutherans Believe in the Resurrection of the Body? (by Cameron Harder)

Overall Care for Creation Reflections on the Gospel of Luke for Preaching in Year C. (by David Rhoads)

Eco-Reflections on the Season of Epiphany in Year C for preaching and devotion. (by David Rhoads)

"From Anesthetic to Advocate through Accompaniment." (12-12)

Read this powerful statement on Christian mission in the face of Empire by Lutheran pastor Brian Konkol, given at a conference on missiology at Pretoria, South Africa.

Recycling and Waste in Mexico City. Read this witness to ecological justice by David Brandos, Lutheran pastor in Mexico City. (12-12)

View this powerful and poignant sermon in which the Rev. Leah Schade gives voice to Earth. (12-12)

Blog: New blog on eco-justice preaching by the Rev. Leah Schade, PA pastor and doctoral student at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia working on Eco-feminist preaching. (12-12)

Stewarding Your "Property" as an Earth Community (5-16-12)

"Within Limits: Remember the Sabbath" a sermon by James Martin Scrhamm, Luther College. (3-18-12)

Why We Don't and How We Can (Care for Creation) (2-24-12)

Do You have a Theology for your Building and Grounds? (2-23-12)

The Greening of Lutheran Social Ministry Organizations (1-3-12)

The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2011: Lutherans at Durban, South Africa (11/30/11)

A New Reformation: Caring for Creation. Read this article by David Rhoads and Barbara Rossing, “A Beloved Community: Christian Mission in an Ecological Age" (11-1-11).

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