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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.
The Voice of the River – Haw River Assembly
O sinners, let's go down Let's go down, come on down O sinners, let's go down Down in the river to pray. On the second Sunday of the Season of Creation the worshiping congregation of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church won’t actually go down to (or in) the river to pray as...
Let Justice and Peace Flow
“Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (Amos 5:24) Inspired by the familiar and challenging verse from Amos 5:24, the theme for the month-long 2023 Season of Creation is ‘Let Justice and Peace Flow’. On the first Sunday of the...
‘Tis the Season… (of Creation)
Today, September 1, is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the launching pad for a month-long emphasis around creation justice known as the ‘Season of Creation.’ In the countdown to today’s launch Pope Francis stated the rationale for this special day of...
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...
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.
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100 Days of Unmerciful Lawlessness
“Lord, have mercy” – Kyrie Eleison Today marks 100 days since Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's memorable sermon at the Washington National Cathedral delivered on January 21. What made it so remarkable was its surprising conclusion directed squarely at the 47th...
“unlike any who came before…”
Header photo credit:TIZIANA FABI, AFP via Getty Images | Francis' final blessing, April 20 2025 The title of this blog post which I deeply regret having to write, is a citation from the White House announcement for the Medal of Freedom with Distinction award presented...
AMBUSH IN THE OVAL OFFICE: The potshot heard round the world
“By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson – Concord Hymn If you were to have the privilege of visiting Minute Man National...
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...
