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The Ecological Disciple is an online journal for people learning to follow Jesus from the ground up. We publish original writing weekly. Subscribe to receive each new piece delivered directly to your email. We publish three columns: The Way Forward, The Art of Creation, and Practical Earthkeeping.

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The Way Forward: Desiring Less for Lent

The Way Forward: Desiring Less for Lent

This week, we hear from one of the regular writers you'll find here at The Ecological Disciple—Rev. Sarah Robinson. Pastor Sarah loves living and pastoring in the eclectic Ecodistrict Audubon Park in Orlando, FL. Her passions include sustainability, gardening, and the arts, as well as addressing issues

The Art of Creation

The Art of Creation: Circles of Color

The Art of Creation: Circles of Color

A mural created from plastic bottle caps points to the values of sustainability and teamwork.

The Art of Creation: A Litany of Change

The Art of Creation: A Litany of Change

The Art of Creation: Cedar Bark

The Art of Creation: Cedar Bark

The Art of Creation: Surfeit of Glory

The Art of Creation: Surfeit of Glory

The Art of Creation: An Advent Hymn of Hope

The Art of Creation: An Advent Hymn of Hope

The Art of Creation: Flipping Gray into Green

The Art of Creation: Flipping Gray into Green

The Art of Creation: Neither Plant nor Animal

The Art of Creation: Neither Plant nor Animal

The Way Forward

The Way Forward: Desiring Less for Lent

The Way Forward: Desiring Less for Lent

This week, we hear from one of the regular writers you'll find here at The Ecological Disciple—Rev. Sarah Robinson. Pastor Sarah loves living and pastoring in the eclectic Ecodistrict Audubon Park in Orlando, FL. Her passions include sustainability, gardening, and the arts, as well as addressing issues

The Way Forward: You Won't Hear Much from Me

The Way Forward: You Won't Hear Much from Me

The Way Forward: Going to SUNday School

The Way Forward: Going to SUNday School

The Way Forward: The Imaginative Church

The Way Forward: The Imaginative Church

The Way Forward: Wisdom In the Midst of Uncertainty

The Way Forward: Wisdom In the Midst of Uncertainty

The Way Forward: Trees as Homemakers

The Way Forward: Trees as Homemakers

The Way Forward: All Things New—The Path of Reform

The Way Forward: All Things New—The Path of Reform

Practical Earthkeeping

NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL

Practical Earthkeeping: Feathered Friends and Collateral Damage

How can we protect the beautiful birds who live among us?

Practical Earthkeeping: Hospitality Toward Nature

Practical Earthkeeping: Hospitality Toward Nature

Practical Earthkeeping: Turning Off Lights

Practical Earthkeeping: Turning Off Lights

Practical Earthkeeping: Cultivating Empathetic Awe

Practical Earthkeeping: Cultivating Empathetic Awe

Practical Earthkeeping: Cultural Formation and the Church

Practical Earthkeeping: Cultural Formation and the Church

Practical Earthkeeping: Changing the World One Meal at a Time

Practical Earthkeeping: Changing the World One Meal at a Time

Practical Earthkeeping: Our Church Goes Solar!

Practical Earthkeeping: Our Church Goes Solar!

Discipleship

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The Way Forward: But Now I See—The Journey of Reflection

The Way Forward: What If We...—The Journey of Imagination

The Way Forward: Born to Be Wild—The Journey of Rewilding

The Way Forward: Turn, Turn, Turn—The Journey of Repentance

The Way Forward: Not the Way It's Supposed to Be - the Journey of Resistance

Pollution

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Practical Earthkeeping: Turning Off Lights

The Art of Creation: Cleaning Up Our Messes

Practical Earthkeeping: Specialty Recycling

The Art of Creation: Washed Ashore—Art to Save the Sea

Practical Earthkeeping: Three Ways I Started Greening My Life

Architecture

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The Art of Creation: Stones that Breathe

The Art of Creation: Stepping Stones

The Art of Creation: The Beauty of Wasting Nothing

The Art of Creation: Following the Trail of Pollen

The Art of Creation: Living Walls