CREATION JUSTICE BLOG
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
WELCOME to the Creation Justice blog, managed by the Creation Justice Team of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. We are a small group with a BIG concern about the fate of all God’s creatures, great and small, in this new era of human domination of our common home, planet Earth.
BARBENHEIMER: Your Pick
“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” (J. Robert Oppenheimer) This was Hollywood’s “Barbenheimer” weekend, the weekend that saw two summer ‘blockbuster’ films vie for consumers’ attention and $$$. It was Barbie vs. Oppenheimer. This post, you will...
Gospel Jesus vs. that other populist, nationalist, “make Christianity great again” Jesus
Caveat emptor! If you are a Christian whose sensibilities and sensitivities are easily rubbed the wrong way by contemporary prophets willing and able to address the “elephants in the room,” and if you are a Christian whose comfort zone feels assaulted if and when the...
Holding This Nation Accountable to Itself: A Moral Declaration for America
“We cannot afford to interpret this moment as a difference of opinion. We are in a battle for civilization itself.” ~ Rev. William Barber II As I strolled the streets of Pittsboro on a sweltering ‘SummerFest’ Sunday in my reenactor’s garb, inviting folks to visit the...
Plastic Free July: Choose to Refuse
Today is the first day of summer, which means that July is just around the corner. As I consider a challenge that July will present to folks with a penchant for creation justice matters, I am also recalling that it was in May of 2019 that this Creation Justice Blog...
That’s the Spirit!
“Spirit, Spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness calling and free; Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, Wind, Wind on the sea.” ~ James K. Manley This past Sunday followers of Jesus from all around the world observed Pentecost, a holy day...
“And a Little Child Will Lead Them”
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.” (Isaiah 11:6) At a time when God’s chosen people had been conquered and their community broken, the prophet...
Healing Spiritual Blindness & Restoring Abundant Life
“Amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.” The prescribed Gospel reading for April 30, 2023 is the familiar ‘Good Shepherd’ text from John 10:1-10. But to grasp its full meaning, one...
The Giving Tree
Today, the last Friday of April, is recognized across America as Arbor Day. It’s a tradition that began way back in 1872 in the plains of Nebraska to honor the place that trees play in making the world a habitable home for all creatures great and small. It is entirely...
The Ticking Time Bomb in the HOPE of Spring
“Somewhere my love there will be songs to sing Although the snow covers the hope of Spring Somewhere a hill blossoms in green and gold And there are dreams, all that your heart can hold.” ~ Lara’s Theme from the movie, Dr. Zhivago Yesterday at 5:24 p.m. ET spring...
Where’s the BEEF?
During the ‘hamburger wars’ of the mid 1980’s, Wendy’s panned its competitors’ puny burgers with what would become an iconic slogan, “Where’s the beef?” Dave Thomas claimed his ‘Old Fashioned Hamburgers’ had more beef than McDonald’s or Burger King. Now four decades...
WELCOME to our Creation Justice blog managed by the Creation Justice Team of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church. We’re a small group with a BIG concern about the fate of all God’s creatures, great and small, in this new era of human domination of our common home, planet Earth.
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
95 East Street (physical address)
PO Box 713 (mailing address)
Pittsboro NC 27312
(919) 542-4702
Office Hours
Tuesdays 9-2pm*
Thursdays 9am-2pm*
Call ahead if you would like to meet the pastor or other staff outside of regular office hours.
*occasionally emergency visits or meetings away from church affect these hours.
Worship Service
Sunday 11am
Sunday School 10am
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Inaugural Sermons Then and Now
“Preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” ~ Karl Barth The renown 20th century theologian, Karl Barth, is remembered for imparting a sound piece of advice to those tasked with delivering sermons; “Preach with the Bible in one hand and the...
Calling for a ‘Be-Attitude Adjustment’
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” ~ Matthew 5:7 Most Americans are likely unaware that our 47th President has a special National Faith Advisory Board that coaches him on spiritual/religious matters. Had he been in charge of planning the...
Called to Discipleship – Called to Action
Today we all are called to be disciples of the Lord, to help to set the captives free, make plowshare out of sword, to feed the hungry, quench their thirst, make love and peace our fast, to serve the poor and homeless first, our ease and comfort last.” ~ Today We All...
The inequity of inequality: Life on a tilted playing field
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,…” ~ Preamble to the United States Declaration of Independence A new year is upon us. Now as we turn the page to write the next chapter into the annals of American history, we do so at a moment...
