by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | September 1, 2019 | creation care | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
In January of this year, the Peacemaking Task Force presented a document to the Presbytery, “A Way Forward for Creation Care”, which was well received. The document opened with twelve brief statements of belief followed with a lifting up of the four key areas of the... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | January 31, 2019 | creation care | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
Staring at the computer screen trying to write an article, my mind goes blank. Hearing bird activity, I shift my eyes to the window and see a brilliant red Northern Cardinal, a Blue Jay, and a few Mourning Doves, their contrasting color made ever more vivid against... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | April 2, 2018 | creationcreation careEarth Day | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
Every now and then a book comes along that is “spot on” for the times. “Eco-Reformation: Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril,” is such a book. Bill McKibben writes a very urgent but hopeful foreword followed by a fine preface by the editors, Lisa E. Dahill &... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | January 14, 2018 | awecreationcreation careowls | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
Picture: A snowy owl in flight. By Bert de Tilly, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Have you ever seen a Snowy Owl in the wild? If you have you will never forget it. There was an early January... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | August 27, 2017 | anxietycreation carepeacemakingself carestress | Blog
Creation Care is not just about caring for the earth. Creation Care is also about us. It is about you and me. We are part of creation. We need to be nourished by the very earth for which we are to exercise care. I cannot think of anything that is more important... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | December 9, 2016 | creation carepeacemaking | Blog
People don’t want to just talk about a problem; they want to know what they can do about it. That is the case with climate change or global warming. It is always much more satisfying to be part of the solution and not just part of the problem. If you want to see a... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | May 2, 2016 | climateclimate changecreation careEarth Dayparispeacemaking | Blog
Sitting by the window with morning coffee watching the goldfinches at the feeders I heard the wheezy, whistling song of the white-throated sparrows just below the window feeding on seeds dropped from above. I cracked the bottom of the window just enough to hear them... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | April 11, 2016 | creationcreation careearthEarth DayLife | Blog
When asked, which was the greatest commandment, Jesus said, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this, ‘You... Read more
