Category: love in a time of climate change
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On the Eve of Election Day: The Day of the Dead and End Times Fascism
(Update posted in the evening on Election Day: I am thrilled to be witnessing a significant change as Democrats sweep both the House and Senatee. I am grateful to all the people who put so much into organizing and getting out the vote. The work is not done, but what a relief. The book I…
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At This Time When the Earth Needs Us Most
I preached this sermon at First United Methodist Church in Roseville, California on October 4th, and went back to Roseville on the 14th to meet with their book study group that is reading and discussing Love in a Time of Climate Change: Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice. I now offer it to you.
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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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The God Who Creates is the God Who Saves
Cherry tree in late snow, image by Sharon Delgado Lenten Series: #3, Spiritual Foundations of Resistance to Empire This post includes excerpts from “Creation Crucified: The Passion of the Earth,” which is Chapter 4 of Sharon’s book, The Cross in the Midst of Creation. The God Who Creates is the God Who Saves “I lift…
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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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Competing Worldviews at COP 30
As representatives of many nations and members of civil society from around the world prepare to gather for COP30 in Belém, the competing worldviews of various participants are clearly in view. As a United Methodist, I’m grateful that representatives of the denomination will be there, informed by our common faith. The Community of All Creation…