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Green Blades Rising

"Now the Green Blade Rises from the buried grain"

Green Blades Rising is the monthly e-newsletter of the EcoFaith Network, co-sponsored by Saint Paul Synod Area Synod Care of Creation. It contains green tips, preaching reflections, advocacy opportunities, book reviews, stories from congregations and synods, upcoming events, and more! ​

Read here the stories, articles and book reviews found in Green Blades Rising

Preaching Roundtable

Weekly reflections by a variety of preaching writers on the ecological implications of each Sunday’s RCL Lectionary texts.  

Rev. Jamie Brieske

5th Sunday after Pentecost

June 28, 2026

Matthew 10:40-42
Rev. Jamie Brieske
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View from the Pollinator Plot

Learn more about Pollinator Plots, their importance for Caring for God's Creation, and how you can join the Pollinator Sanctuary movement!

The problem with toxic gardening chemicals

Laura Raedeke

Stories from Congregations and Synods

Sharing the ways that God has inspired and called congregations and synods to Care for Creation

Advocacy Circles: A Pilot Project
Deacon Susan Williams
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May 1, 2026
Northeastern MN Synod
From Stainless Steel to the Statehouse
Don Schuld
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May 1, 2026
Saint Paul Area Synod
Ecological Resilience in a Time of Climate Crisis (from Synod EcoFaith Network)
EcoFaith
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April 25, 2026
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Resolution on the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Decade of Climate Justice Action: Northeastern Minnesota Synod Assembly
EcoFaith
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April 20, 2026
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​Do you have something to include in the newsletter? Email us at ecofaith@nemnsynod.org

Green Tips

Keeping us up to date on the latest coming out of the scientific community about how God's Creation is doing

July 1, 2026

Laura Raedeke

The story of our planet's future: Observe deeply and let those observations change us

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July 1, 2026

Laura Raedeke

The story of our planet's future: Observe deeply and let those observations change us

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June 1, 2026

Laura Raedeke

Managing Your Garden and Landscape: The Health of the World We Share with Birds and Pollinators Depends on it.

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Book Corner

Reviews and Recommendations for books related to Care of Creation.  Find your next read!

A Primer in Ecotheology

Celia Deane-Drummond

it does emphasize the role of religion, primarily Christianity, in addressing climate issues

Rev. John Hanson

Bringing Nature Home

Douglas W. Tallamy

The book is filled with pictures of plants, insects (beneficial and pests), and garden plots. 

Rev. John Hanson

Strata: Stories from Deep Time

Laura Poppick

By pushing ourselves to the edge of crisis, we have found ourselves nose to nose with our origins. 

Fredric L. Quivik

They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals

Mariah Blake

They Poisoned the World is an excellent account of the corporate greed that brought the world to be contaminated with PFAS chemicals, and it is a moving recounting of some of the people who have fought to bring the reality of that contamination to light and who continue to fight for corporate accountability.

Fredric L. Quivik

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