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The ecoChristian Podcast

Caleb Cray Haynes

Exploring what it means to be Christian on planet Earth.

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31 | End Time Attitudes with Ben Lowe

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2024/12/04

What is the deal with our beliefs around the end times and how does that affect the way we think about climate change and biodiversity loss? Here we’re joined by Ben Lowe of A Rocha USA to talk about his research on that very topic! Ben Lowe is the Executive Director of A Rocha-USA. Originally from Singapore, Ben was the founding national organizer of Young Evangelicals for Climate Action and has served on the boards of A Rocha USA, A Rocha International, the Au Sable Institute, and Christians for

00:50:42

30 | Love's Braided Dance – A Conversation in Hope...

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2024/11/20

What if Hope is not about what we “get,” but about what we are invited into? We are joined here by Norman Wirzba on his new book Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis. This episode is rich in content probing everything from forgiveness to architecture as we journey deeper into the conversation of embodying the love of Christ within God’s living world. Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272659/loves-braided-dance/ More from Norman:

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29 | Dead & Buried: Endings and Ecological Beginnings

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2024/11/06

How might your death become a final act of good news for the earth? Did you know that most burials today are environmentally problematic? Can we change our posture around death from being something taboo or disconnected from creation toward something… life-giving and participating in God’s larger design? There are some creative means of “burial” today that offer ecological good news – so there’s no time like the present to plan ahead! References: Larkspur Conservation:

01:08:46

28 | 560 Tips and Counting with Crys Zinkiewicz

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2024/10/23

Looking for simple everyday practical steps to care for creation? We got you right here! In episode 28, we hear from Crys Zinkiewicz who is part of the United Methodist Church and author of a monthly practical newsletter offering tips toward environmental sustainability! Hear how Crys engages this work in practical ways in her everyday life and all the places she touches! Sign up here to receive her monthly Creation Care Tips! - https://umcreationjustice.org/tips/ Check out her husband's book,

00:50:57

27 | Beauty as Disorder with Deirdre Brower-Latz

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2024/10/09

Crunching through leaves, this episode is recorded within the fresh forest air and comes with fresh perspectives on God’s gracious creation! Hitting the trail, Caleb is joined by Rev. Dr. Deirdre Brower-Latz for a wonderful hike and conversation as they encounter cedars, moss, deer, and… John Wesley. How might we be faithful stewards, and co-habitat the earth, without reshaping it in our image but honoring God’s beautiful design?Deirdre Brower Latz is the Principal of Nazarene Theological College,

00:34:38

26 | Pots of Meat: How Your Next Bite Can Change the...

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2024/09/25

Would Jesus eat beef today? It could be said that we live in a hamburger economy. These meat patties are tied to land, oceans, rainforests, rivers, money and arteries… and our faith! In this episode, we explore the temptation to return to Egypt and the invitation to move forward into the Promised Land - all with a side of fries!Life is more fun with sources! : “How beef eaters in cities are draining rivers in the American West.” National Geographic.

00:57:33

25 | Shared Power: De-Mystifying Direct Pay with...

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2024/09/11

Want solar for your church? Funds for green energy infrastructure are waiting for your church, but do you know how to get them? In this conversation Caleb sits down with CEO of Groundswell, Michelle Moore, to trace the connections between loving your neighbor, energy use, local justice, and being good stewards of the resources available to us. Specifically, this episode is a helpful tool for understanding the credits and rebates available to you and your congregation through the Inflation Reduction

00:50:00

24 | Voices of Creation with Jonathan Emerson Twining

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2024/08/28

What does a Kenyan Kivu Reed Frog sound like? Is it possible that the more familiar we are with the voices of God's creatures, the further we can be in right-relatedness with creation? Listen in to this fun conversation with amphibian bioacoustic-guru and ecologist Jonathan Emerson Twining as we listen together to some special frog recordings, and have a rich dialogue on snakes, whales, spiders and other creatures of God. - Jonathan Twining is an Assistant Professor Emeritus with Eastern

00:59:21

23 | On Ramps: Eating and Eco-Preaching with Derrick...

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2024/08/14

In this kick-off episode of Season 2, we chat about eating, the task of returning to the land, preaching, and science with Derick Weston! Derrick is an author, creator and the Theological Training and Education Coordinator with Creation Justice Ministries! Buckle up!Eco-Preacher cohort - https://thebtscenter.org/ecopreacher-cohort-2024-2025/ Thriving Earth - https://www.creationjustice.org/thrivingearth.html Derrick’s book “The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection,

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22 | Psalms, Sons and a Groaning Planet with T....

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2024/05/29

Speaking to our children about climate change is no small ordeal… but is it possible that the Psalms provide for us a way in? Check out this conversation between Caleb and theologian T. Wilson Dickinson as they discuss the new book, Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet.This is the last episode of the season, we’re taking summer siesta! You should too! Learn more about Wilson’s work: The Green Good News- Wipf and Stock Publishers -

00:57:44

21 | Taste and See with Jason Adkins

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2024/05/15

The goodness of God’s creation speaks for itself when given the opportunity to flourish! In this episode, we enjoy the return of farmer and professor Jason Adkins and we also discuss the recent film Common Ground!Check out the film Common Ground - https://commongroundfilm.org/ Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ X⁠⁠ (formerly known as Twitter)

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20 | Salvation Means Creation Healed with Howard Snyder

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2024/05/01

What if our salvation is entangled within God’s good creation much more than we often ever conceive? In this special episode, we get the chance to sit down with theologian Howard Snyder to unpack the deeper notes of our Biblical salvation story and also chat about some ecological intersections from John Wesley, the founder of Methodism.Books by Howard Snyder on Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/86726.Howard_A_Snyder “Salvation Means Creation Healed: The Ecology of Sin and Grace”

00:27:56

19 | Jesus Wants to Save Your Soil

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2024/04/17

The Earth is losing colossal rates of topsoil every year. Without healthy soil, humans, along with the rest of creation, cannot thrive as God designed us to. Is it any coincidence that our first Biblical instruction are to serve and keep the garden? Resources: Check out: “Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life” by David R. Montgomery https://books.google.com/books/about/Growing_a_Revolution_Bringing_Our_Soil_B.html?id=0R5DDQAAQBAJ Ted Talk: “How to fight desertification and

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18 | A Creation Soaked Good News with A Rocha’s Ed...

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2024/04/03

What if what’s missing from environmental work today isn’t simply more climate scientists and more ecologists… but more love? This special episode features A Rocha International’s Executive Director, Ed Walker. Caleb and Ed chat about the ins and outs of the work of creation care and the deep need for Christ’s love within it. Learn more about A Rocha! https://arocha.org/en/ Check out these books by Ed Waker: Reflections from the scorched-earth

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17 | Wild Wonder with Flo Paris Oakes

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2024/03/20

Do you need permission to sit and wonder at the intricacies of God’s creation? The child within you is created to wild and wonder. In this episode, Caleb takes a seat with Rev. Flo Oakes as they explore together the intersections between childlikeness and creation, and chat about the Wild Wonder Camp! Rev. Flo is the author of the children’s camp curriculum “Wild Wonder” and a member of the music group Rain for Roots. She is the Childrens Pastor at St. Mary of Bethany and is passionate about

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16 | Sacred Attention - Jesus and T-shirts with Megan...

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2024/03/06

WWJW … What Would Jesus Wear!? For this fantastic episode we are joined again by Rev. Megan Pardue to talk about t-shirts, fashion, following Jesus, and hard to receive sermons. Listen in as Megan and Caleb dig deeper into Jesus instruction to “take nothing with you.”Check out Megan’s sermon referenced in the show (Note: this particular recording is not from the university mentioned in this episode)

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15 | The Gospel of Food Justice with Yvette R....

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2024/02/21

Food apartheid may be the best suited description and context for those suffering within the margins of society today. What are the ramifications of being created to have good food yet, going a lifetime without it? How might we as the church step into the gospel message as it is proclaimed through true nutritional wellbeing and the ministry of presence?In this episode we are joined by theologian and author Yvette R. Blair-Lavallais, as we discuss food insecurity, particularly around women in black

00:51:17

14 | Water and Contamination Theology with Todd Womack

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2024/02/07

We live in a time when our sins have contaminated our water, is it possible that the gospel of Jesus in our communities is even more infectious than our sins, bringing life and healing to the waters around us? Caleb is joined with Rev. Todd Womack as they discuss the ins and outs of the water crisis in Flint, MI, commodification, and the church. Todd is a social worker by profession. He currently serves as a lecturer and academic advisor at the University of Michigan- Flint, in the Social Work

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13 | Earthing the Sacraments with Avery Davis Lamb,...

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2024/01/24

A conversation with Avery Davis Lamb as he shares of a recent baptismal experience in the melting water of a glacier. Questions arise around how all of our sacraments might become more placed, embodied, and earthed. What are the ramifications of this theologically and practically for us? Read the article in Soujourners about Avery’s experience in Glacier National Park: https://sojo.net/magazine/december-2023/baptized-meltwater-dying-glacier Engage with Creation Justice Ministries

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12 | 2024 and the 4-Letter Word (Thin Layers - Part 2)

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2024/01/10

It's 2024 if you can believe it! Can you say the 4-Letter Word? Are we allowed to talk about Hope and Environment in the same sentence? Is hope a dangerous thing to have? Or is it absolutely essential? Join The ecoChristian Podcast this year as we continue to explore what it means to be Christian on Planet Earth! Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠ ⁠Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly

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