The EcoChristian Podcast

19/03/2025

What do crayfish, dolly varden char, Aslan, and Frodo Baggins have in common? The answer to that is Matthew Dickerson. In Episode 38, Matthew and Caleb explore what happens when we pay close attention to creation and we are drawn into moments of delight and wonder.

Check out Matthew's new book just released this month: Birds in the Sky, Fish in the Sea: Attending to Creation with Delight and Wonder


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05/03/2025

Episode 37! What are the layers between you and “the natural world”? Are you aware of them all?
What if so much of what we need is actually just free? As mortals, drawing close to our humanity and closer to the earth during this season of lent, may just be the most life-giving thing we could do.

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19/02/2025

Environmental issues are so BIG, right? And... you're just you, right? But what if you is all you need to be?
In the Lenten Season, we come a little closer to face the frail-ness of our human lives. Listen in as Caleb is joined by Rev. Brit Bolerjack to discuss her new work: Earth for Lent and just how impactful your life can be. It's a 40-day journey you won't want to miss!



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05/02/2025

What would it look like for all debts to be forgiven? All land returned to its original owners? All those held captive set free? Would you be okay with that? Episode 35 explores these threads through early Genesis, to the Year of Jubilee, to the prophets, to Jesus’ ministry, and beyond.

#2025

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22/01/2025

What would you be willing to swap in your life to be more sustainable? What products would you be willing to try? What exactly would convince you to change? What is your tipping point? In episode 34, Caleb is rejoined by his wife, Emily, for an insightful dialogue on products, brands, and the kinds of purchases they make in the effort of living in a better relationship with the Earth. From green-washing to eco-friendly house slippers, this episode wrestles with the often hard decisions between money, time, and environmentally friendly choices. So, what products or companies might we support and why? Listen to find out!

Episode 34 | The Swap: Brands and Products with Emily JoAnn Haynes!

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14/01/2025

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The layers between black, culture, food, land, and faith make up a heavenly casserole! We’re serving it up hot with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown in this first episod...

08/01/2025

The layers between black, culture, food, land, and faith make up a heavenly casserole! We’re serving it up hot with Rev. Dr. Heber Brown in this first episode of 2025!

What are the intersections between the soil, area farmers, community-made goods, and local eats that your church might engage in? This is an episode for anyone who wants to be in more meaningful dialogue and in right-relatedness with each other and all of God’s creation.

Learn more about Heber Brown and The Black Church Food Security Network:
https://www.heberbrown.com/
https://blackchurchfoodsecurity.net/

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21/12/2024

Did you catch our last episode of 2024?

How does light pollution affect your life?

How might darkness be a gift for us this season?

From our sleep, to cancer, to pollinators, to carbon emissions, to birthing wallabies, levels of light pollution affect God’s creation in so many ways. This ...

18/12/2024

From our sleep, to cancer, to pollinators, to carbon emissions, to birthing wallabies, levels of light pollution affect God’s creation in so many ways.

This Advent season, how might we lean on God’s promises as people looking for light in the darkest time of the year? And could that darkness be part of the good news?



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04/12/2024

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!



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20/11/2024

What if Hope is not about what we “get,” but about what we are invited into? Today, we are joined by Norman Wirzba on his new book Loves 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.

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Loves Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300272659/loves-braided-dance/

More from Norman: https://www.normanwirzba.com/

Duke Divinity: https://divinity.duke.edu/faculty/norman-wirzba

07/11/2024

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!

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23/10/2024

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!

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Check out her husband's book, Downsizing Made EZ ! - ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Downsizing-Made-EZ-Stress-Better/dp/B0CWDVNRWN⁠

09/10/2024

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?

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Deirdre Brower Latz is the Principal of Nazarene Theological College, a validated partner college of the University of Manchester in the UK. An ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene with farming roots, she’s immersed in urban living. She’s passionate about creation care as part of God’s love for the world and God’s longing for the utter peace and Shalom of creation.

25/09/2024

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, accounts and arteries… AND our faith! In this episode, Caleb explores the temptation to return to Egypt and the invitation to move forward into the Promised Land... with a side of fries!

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18/09/2024

What credits are available for your non-profit to get solar or other eco-infrastructure through the Inflation Reduction Act? Check out this incredibly helpful and practical conversation with Michelle Moore, CEO of Groundswell, and find out!

11/09/2024

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 Act! (U.S.) We’ve made this information so simple it might as-well be your birthday!

Michelle Moore is author of “Rural Renaissance” and CEO of Groundswell. She is a social entrepreneur and former White House official with roots in rural Georgia, Michelle is a relentless agent for change. Her accomplishments range from cutting the government’s energy bill by $11 billion and deploying 3.2 Gigawatts of new renewable energy for President Obama, to developing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) into a globally recognized brand for USGBC (The U.S. Green Building Council). Michelle also serves as Secretary of the Board for the Interdenominational Theological Center. Her work is rooted in her faith and the commandment to "love your neighbor as yourself".

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05/09/2024

Who is our neighbor?