Spring in Seattle has been a welcome change from the storms and cold of last winter. Daytime temperatures now rise up into the forties and there are fewer rain showers. It is a time of rebirth and renewal, and, in that vein, this issue begins with a thoughtful essay “For Our Children” by Sarah Holmes. Spring also brings the Washington State Legislature back into session, in a time of national (and global) belt-tightening and economic uncertainty. Jessie Dye asks Chris Olson, a former Lutheran Volunteer Corps staffer at Earth Ministry, why he’s an environmental advocate.
To help you become better advocates, we explore the faith basis for each of Earth Ministry’s legislative priorities through articles by LeeAnne Beres, Deanna Matzen and Bee Moorhead. Lastly, Bill McKibben shares his frustration with the denial of global warming by vested interests and makes a case for all of us who care about the integrity of God’s earth to “mount a campaign of mass action, of civil protest, of dignified disobedience.”
In this issue:
- For Our Children, For Our Future by Sarah Holmes
- Spirit in the World by Jessie Dye
- Reflecting Our Values: Budget Solutions for the Environment by LeeAnne Beres
- Disobedience by Bill McKibben
- Draw From the Well of Living Water by Deanna Matzen
- Respect for Life: Why the Faithful Care about Coal Plants by Bee Moorhead
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