Six years ago, I came home from work and said to my husband, “I’d like to run a marathon.” As the most athletic thing I’d ever done to that date was an energetic performance of “Godspell,” he was a bit surprised by my declaration. Ever patient and always tolerant of my hare-brained ideas, however, he…
Ecotheology and the Role of the Church
Earth Day is the day when Christians have the opportunity to celebrate God’s amazing gift of creation to all of humankind. In the past, few Christians saw reason to celebrate Earth Day. It seems we were unable to connect the budding environmental movement with our practice of the Christian faith. The problem was not necessarily…
4 Ways to Practice Christian Piety in the Workplace
Being a follower of Jesus Christ is what defines us as Christians. Not our families, not our careers, but our Savior. That is what we profess and confess, but at times it is difficult to negotiate how to be a Christian in a workplace that simply is not. Most of us do not have the…