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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. Karen G. Bockelman

1st Sunday after Christmas

December 28, 2025

Isaiah 63:7-9
Psalm 148
Hebrews 2:10-18
Matthew 2:13-23
Rev. Karen G. Bockelman
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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!

Restoring Biodiversity One Plot at at Time

Bruce Garbisch

Stories from Congregations and Synods

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

Incarnation Incarnates Care of Creation
Vernita Kennen
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November 1, 2025
Saint Paul Area Synod
Invitation to become a Northeastern MN Synod 2026 EcoFaith Network Partner Congregation
EcoFaith
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October 29, 2025
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Hilde’s Heap Compost Collective: A Spiritual Practice for Our Times
Rev. Martha Bardwell
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October 15, 2025
Minneapolis Area Synod
Living Interconnected : Theology of the Cross in this time of disconnect
Rev. Beth Pottratz
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October 1, 2025
Northeastern MN Synod

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Green Tips

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

December 1, 2025

Laura Raedeke

The Global Tipping Points Report 2025: The Risks They Pose and Opportunities to Act

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November 1, 2025

Laura Raedeke

What the Real World is Trying to Tell Us

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October 1, 2025

Laura Raedeke

Our Shared Responsibility To Protect What We Love - Habitats and Watersheds

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Book Corner

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

Hope for Cynics

Jamil Zaki

Hope can start this way: We are not, by birth, the planet’s enemies. Caring for ourselves, one another, and the future can all be the same thing.”

Rev. John Hanson

Earth Harmony Study Group

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Readings included articles and selections from: 

Pastor David Carlson

The Climate Book

Greta Thunberg

“Don’t look for hope, create it.” 

Rev. John Hanson

Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins, from Spices to Vice

Noah Whiteman

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Fredric L. Quivik

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