John Cobb delivers the challenge at the UCC's Southern California – Nevada Conference on June 5, 2009

He has continued to speak and write about new ecological issues that weren’t known at the time he wrote Is It Too Late? A Theology of Ecology (1972). In June, he challenged the UCC to take as its mission working with God for the salvation of the world … with the environment as a focal point.

I’m not at all jealous that Tripp gets to grab lunch with Dr. Cobb down in Claremont any time he wants.

So I marked the morning of my 40^th Earth Day (well technically my 28^th) by listening to this recording from when Dr. Cobb visited Tripp’s class.

“We need to make use of technology, but that’s not going to solve the problem.”

John Cobb … Earth Day 2009 (MP3)

If you are involved in some form of student ministry and you have done some kind of work in the environment, give us a call and share your ideas with others. I often hear from ministers who are looking for ideas. Call us at 678-590-BREW.

We mention a climate change bill, and I was actually in D.C. lobbying around the same time Ben was, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454), that will significantly reduce carbon emissions in the U.S. It barely passed the House after being weakened significantly, and it is on the way to the Senate after the August recess. Stay tuned for updates from Homebrewed Christianity and watch for ways that you can help strengthen the bill and get it passed.

Praise for Green Revolution in the blogosphere:

RelevantMagazine.com, Review by Jonathan Merritt
DeepGreenConversation.org
Godspace.Wordpress.com, Review from Christine Sine

Our talk covers:

disenchantment in the modern era
a new cosmology that encourages a deeper relationship with God and creation
viewing the gospel through an evolutionary, ecological lens

Bruce is the pastor of Canadian Memorial United Church in Vancouver, British Columbia and author of Darwin, Divinity, and the Dance of the Cosmos and The Emerging Church: A Model for Change and a Map for Renewal.

We also have a little fun with the legendary band Devo…in honor of Darwin’s 200th birthday (on Thursday) and 150th anniversary of On the Origin of the Species. Listen to find out the connection.

Thank you Deacon Kevin for calling the Homebrewed Hotline (678-590-BREW) and sharing how HBC has brought you closer to your brother. The entire Homebrewed Diaconate is invited to call us and share your story of how the podcast has improved your relationships.

Also check out Episode 26 with Bruce Sanguin and Tripp’s review of The Emerging Church on Emergent Village.

In episode 40, the first episode of Homebrewed Christianity Season 2, we finally reveal the much anticipated ‘hypaliciousness’. Listen for the list of what is new this year for the podcast. The controversy over the new Emergent National Coordinator is settled, we share our plans for upcoming episodes, and tell our deacons about new ways to get involved.

The guest this week is very special to me, and not only because she founded the organization that employs me. The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham gives us hope that people of faith are starting to take climate change seriously. She founded Interfaith Power & Light convincing a handful of Episcopal churches in California to purchase wind energy.

Today, the organization represents 5,000 congregations in 29 states. Recently she received an honorary doctorate from Sewanee and was featured on The Weather Channel’s Forecast Earth Hot List, along with Google and T. Boone Pickens.

Visit InterfaithPowerandLight.org to:

• Pre-order Love God Heal Earth by the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham
• Sign the Interfaith Call for Climate Action Petition to Barack Obama
• Find out how to get involved locally
• Subscribe to the IPLog, the blog of the Interfaith Power & Light campaign.