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Prayer for Japan: Have mercy Lord! (montage: J Fowler)

Litany For Japan and the Work of Prayer

By Jason Fowler on 03/20/2011

Despite feeling overwhelmed though -the work of prayer is still the task at hand…Let us offer up cries for mercy to GOD together as families and church communities in our localities and particular places -for a world in need of redemption. Today I focus on Japan because it is most on my heart…

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We are to be stewards of GOD's creation not destroyers (montage: JF)

The Gulf Oil Spill and Creation’s Groaning

By Chuck Summers on 06/30/2010

I’ve tried to think about how God sees this disaster. Because people are hurting I know God hurts too. The same thing goes for the wildlife. An entire ecosystem God created is threatened. This has to bring Him grief. God has asked us to be stewards of His Creation, not destroyers…

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We must pray! (montage: J Fowler. source: Carolyn Cole / LA Times)

A Prayer for the Gulf Coast Oil Spill

By Scott Williams on 06/07/2010

Please join me in prayer for the families of those who died and were injured, for those whose lives and livelihoods have been affected, for those working to clean up the spill, and for God’s creatures and creations that are damaged…

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The BP Oil Spill: A Christian Call for Lament and Reconciliation

The BP Oil Spill: A Christian Call for Lament and Reconciliation

By Ragan Sutterfield on 06/07/2010

During the Duke Center for Reconciliation’s Summer Institute, Christians from varied denominations, backgrounds, and nations gathered to explore the work Christ is doing in reconciling all things…As followers of Christ…we mourn the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe and the BP oil spill now polluting the Gulf of Mexico…

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