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Violence against resistors of violence.
And violence against those fleeing violence.
The murder of Renee Nicole Good.
The murder of George Floyd.
The disappearance and torture of immigrants, teenagers, parents.
And violence against those fleeing violence.
The murder of Renee Nicole Good.
The murder of George Floyd.
The disappearance and torture of immigrants, teenagers, parents.
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Violence against resistors of violence.
And violence against those fleeing violence.
The murder of Renee Nicole Good.
The murder of George Floyd.
The disappearance and torture of immigrants, teenagers, parents.
And violence against those fleeing violence.
The murder of Renee Nicole Good.
The murder of George Floyd.
The disappearance and torture of immigrants, teenagers, parents.
This week, we joined our friends at COBALT (Collaborative for Bioregional Action Learning & Transformation), who convened a spiritual working group in a hack-a-thon to create an ambitious multi-modal digital model for ecosystem restoration...
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
This week, we joined our friends at COBALT (Collaborative for Bioregional Action Learning & Transformation), who convened a spiritual working group in a hack-a-thon to create an ambitious multi-modal digital model for ecosystem restoration...
Epiphany is a holiday for some Christians recalling the journey of three individuals (likely astrologers or scholars) to see a child whose birth foretold the disruption of a formidable empire.
They were neither kings nor religious insiders.
What unlikely ways of knowing do you possess?...
They were neither kings nor religious insiders.
What unlikely ways of knowing do you possess?...
January 6, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Epiphany is a holiday for some Christians recalling the journey of three individuals (likely astrologers or scholars) to see a child whose birth foretold the disruption of a formidable empire.
They were neither kings nor religious insiders.
What unlikely ways of knowing do you possess?...
They were neither kings nor religious insiders.
What unlikely ways of knowing do you possess?...
Applications for this year's Chaplaincy Conversation Circles are only open for another 2 weeks! (More info and application in link below.)
If you're unsure if this will be a nourishing space for your practice of spiritual care leadership, we offer a quote from a participant in last year's Circles:
If you're unsure if this will be a nourishing space for your practice of spiritual care leadership, we offer a quote from a participant in last year's Circles:
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Applications for this year's Chaplaincy Conversation Circles are only open for another 2 weeks! (More info and application in link below.)
If you're unsure if this will be a nourishing space for your practice of spiritual care leadership, we offer a quote from a participant in last year's Circles:
If you're unsure if this will be a nourishing space for your practice of spiritual care leadership, we offer a quote from a participant in last year's Circles:
Go into this year encouraged that acts of healing are happening all around you in stark relief against a threatening torrent of destruction. Do not surrender your faith or courage in advance.
Thousands of NYT readers submitted stories of small and meaningful climate action. Link in thread.
Thousands of NYT readers submitted stories of small and meaningful climate action. Link in thread.
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Go into this year encouraged that acts of healing are happening all around you in stark relief against a threatening torrent of destruction. Do not surrender your faith or courage in advance.
Thousands of NYT readers submitted stories of small and meaningful climate action. Link in thread.
Thousands of NYT readers submitted stories of small and meaningful climate action. Link in thread.
The new year may tempt us with external pressures to conform, to forsake, to strive for incongruent goals. May you be affirmed by life all around you to live into the love and the gifts that are uniquely yours.
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The new year may tempt us with external pressures to conform, to forsake, to strive for incongruent goals. May you be affirmed by life all around you to live into the love and the gifts that are uniquely yours.
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology
Last month, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Leah Penniman, and Reggie Harris blended their unique wisdom and presence for an evening of awe and collective inspiration. Those of us in live attendance were gifted their honesty, joy, and visions of possibility.
December 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Last month, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Leah Penniman, and Reggie Harris blended their unique wisdom and presence for an evening of awe and collective inspiration. Those of us in live attendance were gifted their honesty, joy, and visions of possibility.
With applications now open for Chaplaincy Conversation Circles, we've heard folks ask what the differences are between "Navigating Climate Spiritual Care" and "Chaplaincy Conversation Circles." This chart delineates the differences...
December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
With applications now open for Chaplaincy Conversation Circles, we've heard folks ask what the differences are between "Navigating Climate Spiritual Care" and "Chaplaincy Conversation Circles." This chart delineates the differences...
Night now bows to its dance partner. And it will take much longer before it feels like daylight is leading.
Blessed are we to watch this celestial display of loves: love that persists, that trusts in the long pursuit, that sticks with it when it appears like nothing is changing yet.
Blessed are we to watch this celestial display of loves: love that persists, that trusts in the long pursuit, that sticks with it when it appears like nothing is changing yet.
December 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Night now bows to its dance partner. And it will take much longer before it feels like daylight is leading.
Blessed are we to watch this celestial display of loves: love that persists, that trusts in the long pursuit, that sticks with it when it appears like nothing is changing yet.
Blessed are we to watch this celestial display of loves: love that persists, that trusts in the long pursuit, that sticks with it when it appears like nothing is changing yet.
It was only three months ago when many of us were gathered in Hallowell for Convocation – the sun on our faces, the warmth of friends new and old, the stories that have given us wings as we continue in the pursuit of eco-justice and transformation.
You'll find two two delights in this thread:
You'll find two two delights in this thread:
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
It was only three months ago when many of us were gathered in Hallowell for Convocation – the sun on our faces, the warmth of friends new and old, the stories that have given us wings as we continue in the pursuit of eco-justice and transformation.
You'll find two two delights in this thread:
You'll find two two delights in this thread:
Caring for the earth is inextricable from caring for those of our own species. Isolation, uprooting, is terrorism of the spirit-and-body.
Rev. Fred Small was among 4 arrested at the Burlington, MA, detention center for trying to deliver basic necessities to those kidnapped by ICE...
Rev. Fred Small was among 4 arrested at the Burlington, MA, detention center for trying to deliver basic necessities to those kidnapped by ICE...
December 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Caring for the earth is inextricable from caring for those of our own species. Isolation, uprooting, is terrorism of the spirit-and-body.
Rev. Fred Small was among 4 arrested at the Burlington, MA, detention center for trying to deliver basic necessities to those kidnapped by ICE...
Rev. Fred Small was among 4 arrested at the Burlington, MA, detention center for trying to deliver basic necessities to those kidnapped by ICE...
🔊 A new episode is out today!
Climate storytelling begins with the body, the land, and our rituals. We're thrilled to reintroduce to you two storytellers that may be familiar: June Zellers + Rev. Sara Hayman. 2 incredible stories from eco-spiritual leaders about journey and unexpected revelation.
Climate storytelling begins with the body, the land, and our rituals. We're thrilled to reintroduce to you two storytellers that may be familiar: June Zellers + Rev. Sara Hayman. 2 incredible stories from eco-spiritual leaders about journey and unexpected revelation.
Convocation Stories, Part One: Walking for Peace, Listening for Song | Climate Changed
In this special bonus mini-series, Climate Changed returns to the 2025 BTS Center Convocation, where participants “flipped the script” and stepped forward to share climate-centered personal…
climatechanged.podbean.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🔊 A new episode is out today!
Climate storytelling begins with the body, the land, and our rituals. We're thrilled to reintroduce to you two storytellers that may be familiar: June Zellers + Rev. Sara Hayman. 2 incredible stories from eco-spiritual leaders about journey and unexpected revelation.
Climate storytelling begins with the body, the land, and our rituals. We're thrilled to reintroduce to you two storytellers that may be familiar: June Zellers + Rev. Sara Hayman. 2 incredible stories from eco-spiritual leaders about journey and unexpected revelation.
Applications are now open for Chaplaincy Conversation Circles!
We invite you to a profound 6-month community alongside other spiritual care professionals...
We invite you to a profound 6-month community alongside other spiritual care professionals...
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Applications are now open for Chaplaincy Conversation Circles!
We invite you to a profound 6-month community alongside other spiritual care professionals...
We invite you to a profound 6-month community alongside other spiritual care professionals...
At The BTS Center, we're committed to weaving us together through events and rituals, resources, learning communities, artistic offerings, and so much more.
Will you invest in earth-bound spiritual leadership – your own and the world’s over – by making a financial gift to The BTS Center today?
Will you invest in earth-bound spiritual leadership – your own and the world’s over – by making a financial gift to The BTS Center today?
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At The BTS Center, we're committed to weaving us together through events and rituals, resources, learning communities, artistic offerings, and so much more.
Will you invest in earth-bound spiritual leadership – your own and the world’s over – by making a financial gift to The BTS Center today?
Will you invest in earth-bound spiritual leadership – your own and the world’s over – by making a financial gift to The BTS Center today?
We cannot safeguard human dignity and safety without addressing the climate concerns that drive people from their homes. Rev. Dr. Allen Ewing-Merrill challenges us to refrain from splitting intersectional justice matters – starting with those in our own towns: open.substack.com/pub/thebtsce...
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We cannot safeguard human dignity and safety without addressing the climate concerns that drive people from their homes. Rev. Dr. Allen Ewing-Merrill challenges us to refrain from splitting intersectional justice matters – starting with those in our own towns: open.substack.com/pub/thebtsce...
This print is the original artwork of Jen Bloomer of Radici Studios.
On Human Rights Day, we assert: human dignity and safety are imperative to ecological justice, and ecological justice is required for human dignity and safety...
On Human Rights Day, we assert: human dignity and safety are imperative to ecological justice, and ecological justice is required for human dignity and safety...
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This print is the original artwork of Jen Bloomer of Radici Studios.
On Human Rights Day, we assert: human dignity and safety are imperative to ecological justice, and ecological justice is required for human dignity and safety...
On Human Rights Day, we assert: human dignity and safety are imperative to ecological justice, and ecological justice is required for human dignity and safety...
You're invited to TODAY's part 2 of this year's Lament with Earth cycle.
Dr. Allie Davis, who studies maternal eco-distress, notes that "what was wounded collectively often needs a collective solution." The enormity of ecological grief is processed more healthily, compassionately, in community...
Dr. Allie Davis, who studies maternal eco-distress, notes that "what was wounded collectively often needs a collective solution." The enormity of ecological grief is processed more healthily, compassionately, in community...
December 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
You're invited to TODAY's part 2 of this year's Lament with Earth cycle.
Dr. Allie Davis, who studies maternal eco-distress, notes that "what was wounded collectively often needs a collective solution." The enormity of ecological grief is processed more healthily, compassionately, in community...
Dr. Allie Davis, who studies maternal eco-distress, notes that "what was wounded collectively often needs a collective solution." The enormity of ecological grief is processed more healthily, compassionately, in community...
December at The BTS Center is a chance for us to read deeply in order to better serve spiritual and religious leaders like you at the forefront of climate-conscious care.
Each staff person has their own list. Here's a sample of our combined Dec reading lists. What's on your reading list for 2026?
Each staff person has their own list. Here's a sample of our combined Dec reading lists. What's on your reading list for 2026?
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
December at The BTS Center is a chance for us to read deeply in order to better serve spiritual and religious leaders like you at the forefront of climate-conscious care.
Each staff person has their own list. Here's a sample of our combined Dec reading lists. What's on your reading list for 2026?
Each staff person has their own list. Here's a sample of our combined Dec reading lists. What's on your reading list for 2026?
For those celebrating Advent, this first week is a station on the practice of hope.
Whether you're mourning the forever loss of species and ecosystems,
whether you're enraged by tyranny,
whether you're tired from caregiving,
whether you're putting your head down in the unglamorous everyday...
Whether you're mourning the forever loss of species and ecosystems,
whether you're enraged by tyranny,
whether you're tired from caregiving,
whether you're putting your head down in the unglamorous everyday...
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
For those celebrating Advent, this first week is a station on the practice of hope.
Whether you're mourning the forever loss of species and ecosystems,
whether you're enraged by tyranny,
whether you're tired from caregiving,
whether you're putting your head down in the unglamorous everyday...
Whether you're mourning the forever loss of species and ecosystems,
whether you're enraged by tyranny,
whether you're tired from caregiving,
whether you're putting your head down in the unglamorous everyday...
Anxiety is fraying our social infrastructure – families, workplaces, friendships, communities. But spiritual care can be part of the antidote.
Next Tues, Dec 9 from 12-1pm ET, come learn what constitutes good medicine to help support a spiritual and ethical life characterized by connection...
Next Tues, Dec 9 from 12-1pm ET, come learn what constitutes good medicine to help support a spiritual and ethical life characterized by connection...
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Anxiety is fraying our social infrastructure – families, workplaces, friendships, communities. But spiritual care can be part of the antidote.
Next Tues, Dec 9 from 12-1pm ET, come learn what constitutes good medicine to help support a spiritual and ethical life characterized by connection...
Next Tues, Dec 9 from 12-1pm ET, come learn what constitutes good medicine to help support a spiritual and ethical life characterized by connection...
Up this way on the east coast of the Americas, a slow and steady snow is accumulating. A brief meditation on its arrival.
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology #EarthWisdom #SacredEarth #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #snow
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology #EarthWisdom #SacredEarth #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #snow
December 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Up this way on the east coast of the Americas, a slow and steady snow is accumulating. A brief meditation on its arrival.
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology #EarthWisdom #SacredEarth #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #snow
#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology #EarthWisdom #SacredEarth #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #snow
Peterson Toscano, who produces our podcast Climate Changed, gives us a peek into the creative process behind the video he created for "Woven Again" by Pax Ressler. The song is a keening for kinship with the earth.
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Peterson Toscano, who produces our podcast Climate Changed, gives us a peek into the creative process behind the video he created for "Woven Again" by Pax Ressler. The song is a keening for kinship with the earth.
Peterson Toscano, who produces our podcast Climate Changed, writes about the creative process behind the video he created for "Woven Again" by Pax Ressler. The song is a keening for kinship with the earth...
Rupture & Repair: How I Made the Music Video
for "Woven Again" by Pax Ressler
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Peterson Toscano, who produces our podcast Climate Changed, writes about the creative process behind the video he created for "Woven Again" by Pax Ressler. The song is a keening for kinship with the earth...
Lyrics by Frank Ticheli:
Sing, Be, Live, See.
This dark stormy hour,
The wind, it stirs.
The scorched earth cries out in vain:
O war and power,
You blind and blur,
The torn heart cries out in pain....
Watch the performance by Voces8 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8P...
Sing, Be, Live, See.
This dark stormy hour,
The wind, it stirs.
The scorched earth cries out in vain:
O war and power,
You blind and blur,
The torn heart cries out in pain....
Watch the performance by Voces8 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8P...
VOCES8 - Earth Song
Music video by VOCES8 performing Earth Song. (C) 2020 VOCES8 Records
http://vevo.ly/pGujRJ
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Lyrics by Frank Ticheli:
Sing, Be, Live, See.
This dark stormy hour,
The wind, it stirs.
The scorched earth cries out in vain:
O war and power,
You blind and blur,
The torn heart cries out in pain....
Watch the performance by Voces8 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8P...
Sing, Be, Live, See.
This dark stormy hour,
The wind, it stirs.
The scorched earth cries out in vain:
O war and power,
You blind and blur,
The torn heart cries out in pain....
Watch the performance by Voces8 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p8P...
Says The BTS Center's Ash Temin about this holiday:
November 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Says The BTS Center's Ash Temin about this holiday: