Eco-Justice Blog
Pittsboro Presbyterian Church
Tilling and Keeping the “Garden of Delight”
It is time to turn another page on the calendar. No fooling, it’s already April 1st. That means “springtime” has now been with us for well over a week. The first day of spring, the Vernal (new/fresh) Equinox (equal night) arrived in my part of the planet this year at...
Accenting JUSTICE within the Eco-Justice Blog
Ta Da! Drum roll, please! We have recently learned that our congregation has earned re-certification as a PC(U.S.A.) Earth Care Congregation (ECC) for 2021. To become and remain an ECC, congregations earn points each year in the areas of Worship, Education, Facilities...
Biology and Human Rights
What’s wrong with this picture? The image introducing this blog post is from a human anatomy and physiology course lecture at Meredith College in Raleigh, NC. It is a rather typical photo that might be taken at any college campus. Typical, that is, except for the...
Good Grief
“The day will come when the memory of the loved one you lost will bring a smile to your lips before a tear to your eye. It will come. I promise you. My prayer for you though is that day will come sooner rather than later. And that’s when you know you’re going to be...
In Search of Moral Backbone
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation...
Black History Month
If it’s February it must be Black History Month. But why… and so what? Why is February designated as Black History Month? Moreover, why do we have a Black History Month at all? And finally, what might we do this month to make black history a meaningful part of our...
Climate Day at the White House
January 27 was a day of liberation for climate science. After being held hostage and muzzled for four years, the reality of climate change and the crisis it is inflicting upon all life on planet earth, our common home, was brought to center stage under the spotlight...
Seeking Holy Unity of the Spirit
“I, therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of...
High Noon on the Western Front
Today at high noon (EST) on the western front of the Capitol building a battered and beleaguered democracy that has survived a near death experience will have its day. Today at high noon on the western front of the Capitol building with the after shocks from the...
America needs an EPIPHANY
At Pittsboro Presbyterian Church one of the highlights of weekly worship is what we refer to as “glimpses of God.” The Pastor invites congregants to share any experience they may have had during the prior week in which they have perceived God at work in their lives....
WELCOME to our Eco-Justice blog managed by the Eco-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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