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Using the Public Utility Commission of Texas Sunset Review to Safeguard Texans’ Health and Wellbeing
The upcoming 2022-2023 Sunset review of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, offers a unique opportunity for Texas lawmakers to advance public health in the Lone Star State.
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2 Thessalonians 3:6-15: Accounting for Loss and Damage will require work
In this section of Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonia, Paul admonishes the church for reaping food that they themselves have not worked to earn. Paul seems worried...
Micah 4: A Focus on Just Transition
With the iconic verse from Micah 4:3, we are given a vision of hope for a time when we will turn our weapons of violence into tools of harvest, moving from destruction to life,...
Prayer
O Belovéd of the Beloved, pure being and clear light, you have no eyes yet you see every microbe churning the soil. You have no ears, yet you hear every child laugh and infant...
A Prayer for Solidarity and Common Purpose
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,...
Prayers of the People for COP 24
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...
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To God belong the East and the West; wherever you turn, there is the face of God. [2:115]
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...
Revelation to John: From the Destruction of Earth to The New Jerusalem
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...
A New Approach to Climate Change – Wisdom from the voices of young people, women, and indigenous people
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...
Gender-Focused Solutions to Climate Change – Securing gender-equal land tenure rights
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...
Call to Action: Climate Science for Policy
This afternoon I attended a side event panel discussion entitled “Climate Science for Policy.” This panel discussed the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chance (IPCC) Special...