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One of the great misunderstandings about the care of creation, perpetuated by many environmentalists, is that the main beneficiary of environmental action is...the environment. Don't get me wrong--a Christian worldview clearly recognizes the … [Read more...]

Right at Home: Building Church Partnerships with Local Nature Preserves

Spider web at Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto

[Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly church activities, Cultivating Community, published on Thursdays] It's the reason we can take antibiotics when we get sick. It gives us flowers to enjoy and fruit to eat. It cleans water and … [Read more...]

Bringing Creation Indoors: A Sunday School Seed Planting Activity

  [Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] It is never too early to start learning about creation care. In fact, Sunday school … [Read more...]

Creation Care in the Bible: The Letters of the Apostles

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] As the early church grew, the apostles began to write letters to the new churches to communicate to … [Read more...]

Praying for Creation Care as a Church

  [Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] If God is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe; if he owns "the cattle on a thousand … [Read more...]

Parents on Parenting (1): What is the Best Piece of Advice for New Parents?

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] The call to care for creation means prioritizing what is important using the Bible and Jesus as our … [Read more...]

Greening Your Cleaning: Twenty Tips for Creation-Friendly Cleaning

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] Abraham Kuyper famously said, "There is not one square inch of creation over which Jesus Christ does … [Read more...]

When I Look to the Heavens (2): Family Fun Under the Night Sky

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] Psalm 8 records King David's exclamation of wonder when he looked up at the night sky and saw God's … [Read more...]

When I Look to the Heavens (1): Family Fun Under the Daytime Sky

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] In the documentary In the Shadow of the Moon astronaut Charlie Duke recalls of his time on the moon: … [Read more...]

A Few Good Resolutions: How to Have a Family Meeting About Creation Care

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] Does it ever feel like your family's schedules are so full you don't get enough time together? Is it … [Read more...]

Creation Care in the Bible: The Letters of Paul

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] The authors of the Bible uniformly proclaim God as the creator, sustainer, and ruler of creation. … [Read more...]

Cultivating Community Round-Up: A Resource Guide for Caring for Creation at Church

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] Every Thursday on the blog we set aside space to talk about how to care for creation at church in … [Read more...]

Your Neighborhood is a Mission Field: Churches and the Neighborly Arts

  [Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] Churches occupy concentric circles of community. The innermost community is the … [Read more...]

Churches and the Need for the “Third Place”

[Ed. note: This article is part of our weekly series of resources for churches and families called Cultivating Community published on Thursdays.] In our fast-paced, technological, over-scheduled, and over-worked society it is still "not good for … [Read more...]