Tag: hope for the future
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Santa Marta Conference: Envisioning the Transformation of the World
I have been paying attention to the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, which met in Santa Marta, Colombia during the last week of April. As Convener of Fossil Free UMC and a member of the Coordinating Team of the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, I wrote this article for United Methodist…
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A Review by Rev. Richenda Fairhurst
A Review of the Revised Edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change by the Reverend Richenda Fairhurst Also at: Love in a Time of Climate Change: A Review | UMC Creation Justice Overview: Recommend Rev. Sharon Delgado’s newly revised Love in a Time of Climate Change is a tour de force. It maps the…
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Awakening to New Ways of Seeing the World (Part 2)
Now that the revised edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change, has been released by Fortress Press, I am posting excerpts. Today’s excerpt is the second of two parts about awakening to new ways of seeing the world, sometimes painful, sometimes exhilarating. Soon after the first edition of Love in a Time of…
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Awakening to New Ways of Seeing the World (Part 1)
Now that the revised edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change, has been released by Fortress Press, I am posting excerpts. Today’s excerpt is the first of two parts about awakening to new ways of seeing the world, sometimes painful, sometimes exhilarating. There are times in life when we are offered new ways…
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Introductory Video to Love in a Time of Climate Change
In the revised edition of Love in a Time of Climate Change, Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice, I invite you to embark with me on a journey of faith, a deepening journey that integrates personal spirituality with concern and action for climate justice. I demonstrate a process in this book of facing and learning about climate…
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A Deeper Understanding of Hope
Greetings friends, on this New Year’s Day, 2026. In just thirteen days, the revised edition of my book, Love in a Time of Climate Change, will be released by Fortress Press. As that time approaches, I will be posting excerpts from the book. Today’s excerpt from the new preface is about hope. A Deeper Understanding…
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Celebrating Christmas: Comfort, Joy, and Social Change
Photo by Sharon Delgado I greet you during this season of celebration. Our indoor “Christmas plant” with its lights and ornaments cheer me, along with candles, evergreen boughs, and other simple decorations. Two days ago I celebrated my birthday quietly with a few family members, then yesterday the Winter Solstice with music and carols, and…
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Fossil Fuels: The New “F” Word
COP 30 Ends with No Roadmap for a Phaseout of Fossil Fuels Also Posted In United Methodist Insight These days, “fossil fuels” seems to be as unspeakable as the other “f” word used to be, at least in official documents addressing climate change. COP 30 ended not only without the roadmap to a transition away…
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Resurrection and New Creation
“The new creation is not a different creation. It is the new creation of this deranged world. Eternal life is not a different life. It is the resurrection of this life into the life of God. . . . So the kingdom of God means that this world will be different and will be born…
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“Banking on Our Future” as Demythologized Exorcism
Ironic: Chase bank with the “C” obscured by tarp held by sand bags from recent extreme storms. “What will you do when the time runs out?” See more photos below. Note: This post is intended for those who aspire to following Jesus in the context of today’s interlocking network of institutional “powers and principalities” that…