by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
By Rev. Bill Somplatsky-Jarman, PC(USA) Compassion, Peace and Justice Ministries O God, our Creator and Redeemer, we come to you perplexed, contrite, worried, searching, tired, in need of your presence to restore our hope. We struggle to take the steps necessary to...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
God of Beauty, You created the world and all its inhabitants. You moved among your people to break the bonds of their oppressors, While also holding them accountable when they sought to oppress others. You sent your son Jesus Christ to heal and challenge, and he died...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
Wherever you turn, whatever you see, whatever you touch – God’s presence is there. It is God’s handiwork. Though we do not think of God with hands and face, just as God -shaped Adam in perfect form [15:29] , so God has shaped everything on earth [55:7]. It...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources
Resurrection is a central principle to Christian faith and features heavily in the book of Revelation. Throughout the apocalypse shown to John of Patmos, God wages war against Satan, causing massive amounts of destruction to the earth. It ends with a resurrection; a...
by Ilka Vega | Dec 5, 2018 | Climate Justice
The Conference of the Parties’ increasing efforts to bring to the table voices of groups that have been historically marginalized are bringing new visions, ethics, and energy into the climate change action movement. Mutuality, collaboration, and interconnectedness...
by Ilka Vega | Dec 5, 2018 | Climate Justice
Across the globe, women have disproportionately fewer rights and access to land and property. Nonetheless, in some areas such as in Sub-Saharan Africa, women make up for most of the agricultural labor force . This discrepancy poses difficult challenges not only for...