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  • Oil Stocks are Surging:  An Ethical Dilemma

    Oil Stocks are Surging:  An Ethical Dilemma

    “Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” Philippians 3:7-8 In my previous post, “Envisioning the Transformation of the World” about the Conference on phasing out fossil fuels in… Read more

  • Santa Marta Conference: Envisioning the Transformation of the World

    Santa Marta Conference: Envisioning the Transformation of the World

    “The transition away from fossil fuels is not a matter of ideology. It is a matter of survival, of justice, of fidelity to the very ground of our being.” – Multi-faith Call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Faith groups from around the world were a strong presence in Santa Marta, Colombia at the end… Read more

  • Next Step for UMC Net Zero Agencies: Divest from Fossil Fuels

    Next Step for UMC Net Zero Agencies: Divest from Fossil Fuels

    By Sharon Delgado “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21). In the above passage, Jesus tells us to value spiritual treasures above our material treasures. This passage also reminds us that how we use or invest our material treasures expresses our spiritual values, for “where your treasure is, there your… Read more

  • Obstacles to Strong Climate Action

    Obstacles to Strong Climate Action

    Image used with permission by the Climate Reality Project “We affirm our sacred calling to be responsible stewards and to lovingly tend all that God has wrought. We recognize the inherent worth of God’s creation, celebrate earth’s abundance and diversity, and, along with the entirety of the cosmos, give praise to its Creator. We recognize… Read more

  • The Fierce Urgency of Now in Response to Climate Change

    The Fierce Urgency of Now in Response to Climate Change

    Image used with permission, World Resources Institute, Creative Commons. The Fierce Urgency of Now in Response to Climate Change “See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!” — 2 Corinthians 6:2 “We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is… Read more

  • Speak From the Floor on Divestment

    Speak From the Floor on Divestment

    Every year annual conferences meet to do the work of the church and conference, seeking to live faith through worship and agreements about how to live a life together as people of God. The worship part fills the soul while the agreements part, which begins by bringing legislation or a resolution (same thing) to the… Read more