News from CCA & our Covenant Partners
This sermon was offered by CCA director, Sarah Ogletree, on Sunday, September 11th, at St. Mary in the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock. The lectionary passage for the day was Jeremiah 4: 11-12, 22-28. Written during one of the most critical times in the history of Israel–a time ridden with conflict and marked by the…
Read More
This post was written by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree. She is pictured here (right) beside CCA summer intern Liz Richardson (left). The posters being held by Sarah and Liz were made by volunteers Jan Williams Ritter and Kaete Syed. Thank you for helping us spread this message by sharing your artistic gifts! Not quite two…
Read More
This sermon preached at First Congregational Church of Hendersonville on May 8th, 2022, was adapted from a sermon preached in October 2021. The text referenced is Psalm 104: 1-9 from the NRSV. The original sermon was titled “Remembering Who We Are, Becoming Ourselves.” Psalm 104 tells of the relationship between Creator and Creation. In this…
Read More
We really did have everything, didn’t we?” These words, spoken by Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in the now four-time Oscar-nominated Netflix film ‘Don’t Look Up,’ hit me like a train and a balm at the same time. As a climate activist, I often think about how we have it all, how we risk losing it all,…
Read More
December is here. As a practicing Christian, this season is special because of Advent and the upcoming Christmas holiday. Advent, the beginning of the Christian liturgical year, is when we wait with joyful anticipation for the birth of the Christ child. On Christmas day, we celebrate that birth and the incarnation—God’s becoming human as Jesus…
Read More
This reflection was written by CCA Director Sarah Ogletree on Oct. 24th 2021 for the national Presbyterians for Earth Day newsletter. In my work, I often speak to congregations about the importance of creation care. The beginning of the talk I give is the beginning of my story. Before I get into what creation care…
Read More- « Previous
- 1
- 2
- 3
- Next »