I said out loud, “God, I have a favor to ask you. Would you bring me a cup of green tea?” It seemed a small thing to ask, especially when you consider that I had never really asked God for anything before.
What occurs during a friend’s visit — either an extreme coincidence or some higher moving principle — brings sanity itself into question, as well as what we consider spiritual.
Jesus preached from atop hills, in boats, in marketplaces, and anywhere else where people would listen. The venue wasn’t important. Since then, it takes a bit more than good news to pack a Christian church.
Faith groups are greening their houses of worship and advocating for policies and lifestyles that protect the planet and its most vulnerable inhabitants, joining scientists, policymakers and environmental advocates as protectors of the Earth. Here are 20 things these communities are doing to combat global warming.