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	<title>a believer's journal &#187; earth</title>
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	<description>looking at the world through the eyes of faith in Jesus</description>
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		<title>earth hour</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2009/03/27/earth-hour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is one of those gimmicky, celebrity-driven, feel-good, substance-lite events &#8230; But at least it&#8217;s something. At least it makes us stop and change our behavior, even for an hour, and think about our individual and collective impact on our earth, God&#8217;s earth. So, are you turning off the lights for Earth Hour 2009? It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sister earth</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/07/09/sister-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/07/09/sister-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The earth is not our mother. The earth is our sister, both it and we born from the same &#8220;womb,&#8221; both it and we sustained moment by moment through the vigilant care of our loving Father, both it and we living toward the day when all things will be made new.]]></description>
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		<title>disconnected faith?</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/04/11/disconnected-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a couple of weeks, our congregation will be hosting a &#8220;Cool Congregations&#8221; workshop, intended to promote an informed and committed response by people of faith to the serious environmental threat posed by global warming. We sent out a mailing describing the event to churches of every denomination in the metropolitan area and to all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on earth as it is in heaven</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/04/09/on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2008/04/09/on-earth-as-it-is-in-heaven/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/?p=279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[N. T. Wright is right! The separation of religion from &#8220;real life,&#8221; the separation of faith from politics, from the push and pull of the everyday decisions that impact the lives of persons and communities of persons, is artificial and contrary to the &#8220;way&#8221; to which Jesus calls his followers. Faith is not just about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hawking on global warming</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2007/01/17/hawking-on-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2007/01/17/hawking-on-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the natural world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate_change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nuclear_weapons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From an article by Steve Conner in The Independent: Hawking warns: We must recognise the catastrophic dangers of climate change Climate change stands alongside the use of nuclear weapons as one of the greatest threats posed to the future of the world, the Cambridge cosmologist Stephen Hawking has said. Professor Hawking said that we stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>arctic national wildlife refuge under siege</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/08/24/arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-under-siege/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the natural world]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under threat. Some people just don&#8217;t understand &#8220;No!&#8221; No, it is not worth it to us to add a few more gallons to our oil reserves if it means the sacrifice of this precious piece of wilderness. a tank full of gas: $60 drilling a new oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a step in the right direction</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/06/20/a-step-in-the-right-direction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/06/20/a-step-in-the-right-direction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was glad to hear the news of the reaffirmation of conservation of natural lands and resources as the top priority of the National Park system. It&#8217;s a step in the right direction. May there be many more such steps to come! Read the Los Angeles Times editorial: Restoring sanity to the Interior]]></description>
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		<title>one small step for the earth</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/05/06/one-small-step-for-the-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/05/06/one-small-step-for-the-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 May 2006 13:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the natural world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean_energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get your TerraPass! I discovered a link to this website while reading an article about global warming. TerraPass is a program that provides a way to offset the global warming impact of your vehicle&#8217;s CO2 emissions by investing in clean energy projects that reduce industrial carbon emissions. They call it cleaning up after your car. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>mike nobel</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/04/28/mike-nobel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/04/28/mike-nobel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[arts and culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[!]]></description>
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		<title>wackos?</title>
		<link>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/01/26/wackos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.firstcongucc.org/weblog/2006/01/26/wackos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the natural world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://firstcongucc.org/weblog/?p=67</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Environmentalists are just a bunch of wackos &#8230; They believe that every human being is entitled to breathe clean air and to drink clean water. They believe that a healthy planet is essential to the welfare of all living things, including human beings. They believe in leaving the world a better place for future generations. [...]]]></description>
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