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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.  

Pastor Paul Brown

7th Sunday after Epiphany

February 23, 2025

Genesis 45:3-11, 15
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40
1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
Luke 6:27-38
Pastor Paul Brown

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!

Hibernating Pollinator Plots

Kurt Hoffman

Stories from Congregations and Synods

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

Peace Lutheran Church in Pigeon Falls, WI is a Certified Cool Congregation!
EcoFaith
February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
EcoFaith Communication Coordinator Changes
EcoFaith
February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
NE MN EcoFaith Microgrants for 2025 now available!
EcoFaith
February 1, 2025
Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Lenten Letter Challenge 2025 from Lutheran Advocacy - MN
Tamela K. Walhof
February 1, 2025

Green Tips

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

February 1, 2025

Laura Raedeke

Toxic PFAS Chemicals: What You Need to Know about Minnesota's Ban on "Forever Chemicals" that are in Thousands of Products We Use Everyday

January 1, 2025

Laura Raedeke

The Economic Momentum Behind a Clean Energy Transition

December 1, 2024

Laura Raedeke

How to Spot the Misleading Advertising Labeling an Item or Action as Eco-friendly or Sustainable (Greenwashing)

Book Corner

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

Overshoot: How the World Surrendered to Climate Breakdown.

Andreas Malm & Wim Carton

How can we cease being the chaplains to capitalism and start seriously to address our climate crises?

When the Ice Is Gone

Paul Bierman

This book reads like an adventure story, with intrepid military officials trying to conquer the ice and with scientists making important new discoveries, but its message about disappearing ice is also an important one as collectively we try to chart a sustainable path to the future.

What if we Get it Right?

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

What if we act as if we love the future?

Soil and Spirit

Ian C. Williams

“The object of this book is to provide you, the modern-day human, with resources to live a more natural and spiritual life.”

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