In Southern California, 2025 was a year marked by fire and ICE. The Palisades fire got the most name recognition, but Runyon Canyon, Eaton Canyon
In Indonesia, where Christians are a minority, the Christmas tree often serves as a marker of identity. My own family doesn’t keep that tradition, though my children often ask to have one. I always tell them, “That is not a tree. It is plastic that will end up stored in a warehouse like trash.” For us, a Christmas tree has always been a living one, growing quietly in front of our home.
Anabaptists in Jamaica and Cuba are continuing to determine the impact of Hurricane Melissa in early November after the Category 5 storm’s catastrophic wind and flooding damaged several churches.
The Rooted and Grounded Conference on Land and Christian Discipleship explored kinship with all creation Sept. 18-20 at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.
Africa must be an architect of its own ecological future, said the continent’s Catholic bishops as they took part in the Second Africa Climate Summit, which ended Sept. 10 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
“Wooh, wooh, wooh.” With each rhythmic sound, the man in the center raised and lowered his arms. A young woman joined next, adding a pointing motion and a higher “oooh” between each beat.
