There is a theory that the apartheid system in South Africa finally collapsed because of a concerted global effort to divest (remove investment funds) from businesses and other entities that had any connections to that country or the apartheid system. The same thing may be happening with fossil fuels and […]
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Last May 22 the Nyriagongo volcano in the Goma region of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo erupted suddenly. A local organization, the Center for Intercultural Missions and Research led by LWCCN member Eraston Kighoma was on the scene. They have sent us a detailed report of their response. The full […]
The Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network’s foundational document is The Jamaica Call to Action (read it here). One of the most important sections of that document is this Call to Prayer: Each of our calls to action rest on an even more urgent call to prayer, intentional and fervent, soberly aware […]
Long anticipated, Katharine’s Saving Us has finally been released along with a tidal wave of publicity. The best we’ve seen? Katharine and Jimmy Kimmel. Enjoy! If the video doesn’t play, try this link: Jimmy Kimmel Live
One of the signficant advances we have seen in the last 10 years has been the willingness of many organizations that do not specialize in creation care (there are very few of us, after all) to take up the cause. Case in point: Biologos, an organization you really should know […]
The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Together, the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect God’s creation. The season starts 1 September (this week!), the World Day of Prayer for the Care ofCreation, and ends 4 […]
Brian Webb is teaching another FREE (yes, you read that right!) online course out of Houghton College. This one starts this week – on Wednesday, 1 September. It is scheduled each Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm Eastern Time (US) but registered participants can watch recordings in their own time […]
Micah Global’s 2021 Consultation promises to be an event unlike anything they have produced yet. Six days, four language tracks, and a theme that fits in with everything we want to promote in the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network: Kushamiri, Swahili for Flourish. And it’s coming soon – from Sunday to […]
Now, this is cool! Having grown up in the 1960’s, I (Ed Brown) remember the power of songs – “We Shall Overcome” (civil rights), “Blowin’ in the Wind” (anti-war). Successful movements need song – and the Christian Music community is ready to help by creating the first Christian worship album […]
ECHO East Africa is hosting a symposium at the end of September that will be online. Description is as follows: ECHO East Africa Biennial Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture and Appropriate Technologies connects individuals and organizations who seek to share their knowledge and best practices in these areas: to improve nutrition, reduce […]