Ellen Davis, makes the compelling argument that if you want to understand the Bible you must read it as an agrarian.  The Bible is about land and food, more than it is about a ticket in heaven.  In this podcast, Davis discusses with C3 leader Don Gordon, the message of her highly esteemed book Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture: An Agrarian Reading of the Bible.

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In today's podcast spiritual guide and educator Lauren Graeber talks about her new book After the Flood, created in response to Hurricane Helene. She explores writing as a tool for reflection, healing, and rebuilding in the wake of collective trauma. 

You can purchase Lauren's book in bookstores across western North Carolina. You can access more of Lauren’s writings at [email protected] or see more of her social media posts on her Instagram account @definitelysometimes.

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Kathleen Biggins noticed in 2014 there was a need to talk about climate change in a non-partisan, evidence-based style that drew people in rather than turning them away. So she founded C-Change Conversations.  

She is very effective in communicating with those who are skeptical or unconvinced about the need to address climate change.  In this podcast she has a conversation about climate change with C3 leader Don Gordon.

Visit her website here:  c-changeconversations.org

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Wilson Dickinson’s The Green Good News offers a powerful message of hope and joy in a world often overshadowed by violence and despair.

The Green Good News contrasts the good news of  Jesus Christ, lived out in covenant community, with the Bad News of the Empire where a few people win and most people lose. Through his writing and example, he inspires us to walk with Jesus in ways that nurture justice, compassion, and shared flourishing for all. 

You can learn more about Dr. Dickinson, his books and other writings at  wilsondickinson.com.

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Christian nationalism is an emerging and growing threat to the church, the country and the creation.  In this podcast, C3 founder Don Gordon explains that Christian nationalism is a distortion of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  He then shows how a robust narrative and practice of caring for God’s creation becomes the best antidote to Christian nationalism.

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What if the Parable of the Good Samaritan could be rewritten so that the good Samaritan did things BEFORE the man was beaten, robbed and wounded which prevented the terrible event from happening in the first place?  This is what Joe Blosser explores in his provocative book “To Love Our Neighbors: Radical Practices in Solidarity, Sufficiency and Sustainability.  Warning: Listening to this could upend some long-held thoughts about helping the poor and vulnerable.

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What do you get when you combine a Baptist pastor and Roman Catholic St. Francis of Assisi?  You discover a path that offers hope for reconciliation between ourselves and God, with one another and brother earth.   

In this podcast Eric Howell talks his just published book, Under the Francis Tree, inviting us to gaze upon the holy ground where we gather for worship week after week as a witness to caring for the earth and all that is within it. 

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Pope Francis is the strongest environmental advocate the Roman papacy has ever produced.  Author Clifford Cain tells us in this podcast about his life before the papacy, including his days as a bouncer in a bar.  He discloses Francis' vision of humanity’s relationship to the creation and his call to repent for our lack of real action on climate change.

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Tom Nisbett has a PhD in Economics and has hiked the tallest mountains on all seven continents.  In this podcast we hear about the physical and spiritual experiences of these hikes, along with an eyewitness account of the effect of climate change all over the world.  

You can get a copy of his just published book, Moving Mountains, detailing these experiences at the bookstore of your choice. 

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Can a human being do something to make it rain?  Chris Searles would say humans can’t make rain, but trees can.  And we can hydrate trees in a way that accelerates their capabilities in making rain.  The founder of Biointegrity.net, Chris has found success in enhancing a region’s rainfall.  This podcast tells the story of someone who may have discovered a way to cooperate with the natural world to save all of us. 

 For more information go to Biointegrity.net.

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