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(2-24-12) New reflection: Why We Don't and How We Can care for Creation. Reason #7: Because we have a right to do what we want!
(2-24-12) New reflection from the Director: Do You have a Theology for the Care of Your Buildings and Grounds?
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The First Sunday in Lent in Year B : By Tom Mundahl. The Wilderness becomes a place of hope.
The Second Sunday in Lent in Year B: By Tom Mundahl. Expend your life for Jesus and the gospel of new creation--and you will save it. (2-6-12) Posted care for creation commentary: The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany in Year B by Robert Saler. Salvation brings all creatures to fulfillment.
(1-30-12) All the resources needed for your congregation to observe Transportation Month.
(1-30-12) Resources to celebrate Lent, Earth Day, Mother's day, Arbor Day, and Father's Day. Check them out on the HOME page under What's Ahead.
(1-21-12) Care for creation commentary: The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany in Year B: God calls us to do what is right, not what we have a right to do.
(1-15-12) Care for CreationCommentary: The Third Sunday after Epiphany in Year B: "It is time to break with business as usual and to tend God's creation."
(1-10-12) Two new stories about the greening of ELCA Social Ministry Organizations: See the home page.
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin Upper Michigan: Green projects in recycling and food management.
SeaTac Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Washington State: Silver LEED certification of new building.
(1-8-12) Links to ELCA hunger and poverty resources have been posted on the subsection for congregations.
(1-5-12) Care for Creation commentary: The Second Sunday after Epiphany in Year B: "God is a God of Embodiment--throughout Earth and Sea."
(1-3-12) New Message from Dave Rhoads, LRC Director: The Greening of Lutheran Social Ministry Organizations
(1-3-12) Transportation Month: All the resources needed for your congregation to observe a month with transportation as the theme
1-3-12) Water Month: All the resources needed for your congregation to observe a month with water as the theme
(1-1-12) Reports of greening have been posted on the Social Ministry Organization subsection.
(12-30-11) The Baptism of Jesus in Year B: Care for Creation commentary by Dennis Ormseth
(12-30-11) "Why We Don't and How We Can" archive has been set up to be accessed from the home page
(12-30-11) "Why We Don't and How We Can" Reason # 6: How We (Mistakenly) Read the Bible--posted on the Home page.
(12-28-11) Article by Young Adult in Global Mission after the UN Durban Conference on Climate Change (see under Director's Reflection on the Home page)
(12-27) STORIES: Check out the accounts of green actions at Social Ministry Organizations
(12-27) ADVOCACY: Many new links to ELCA Advocacy and Hunger resources.
(12-26-11) THEOLOGY: New biblical, theological, and ethical resources posted, including a Theological Companion to the LRC Congregational Traing Manual and a set of articles on Earthkeeping in a recent issue of Currents in Theology and Mission.
(12-16-11) New Care for Creation Commentary by Dennis Ormseth for Christmas Eve and Christimas day and The First Sunday of Christmas and the Naming of Jesus.
(12-15-11) Seminaries: Manuals, reports, and other resources were just posted
12-12-11 Energy Stewards Initiative: Lots of resources posted to explain the program, identify current participants, and show how to sign up for the next round.
(11-12-11) Social Ministry Organizations: There are now many resources for greening social ministry organizations |