Blog Posts
The Native Plant Presence in American Zen Buddhism: O An Zendo
by Tyler Fowler PA IPL network is a mosaic of some of the most insightful, thoughtful and compassionate communities and individuals Pennsylvania has to offer, all working towards a vision of a cleaner and more just world. In the woods of central PA, there is a...
Planting Trees with a Small Team: Yvonne Paranick and the NWPA Synod of the ELCA
by Tyler Fowler “Just as we take care of our bodies, we should take care of the earth. If we lose our pollinators, we lose our food, and we lose our life. They are all so interconnected, so we need to look at scripture from a different point of view. Then, when we...
Faith, Water, and Environmental Stewardship: Mark Smith and the Community Fridge Gardeners
By Tyler Fowler From West Philadelphia east, from Somerton south, street to street and block to block you will find each neighborhood distinct from the last, with its own set of strengths and challenges, but one constant is the water people drink, bathe, and play in....
Bike & Hike 2025: 6/5 Reflection
For our final reflection of the 2025 Bike & Hike, Rev. Cindy Davidson shares her thoughts. Cindy is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, a GreenFaith Fellow, and a past Board Chair and member of the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth. Following a...
Wonder as We Wander in Our World: FAUNA
Video Available: Session 2 of PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHuu_wrtQXM&list=PLg2TLXRsr8I8IO0fMEk8VUdIdu_5GuExX May 21, 2025: FLORA This meeting, recorded Wednesday, May 21, 2025, is the second of four sessions of PA IPL's...
Bike & Hike 2025: 5/29 Reflection
This week, Maxwell Staley has written for us. Maxwell is a queer gerontologist and theologian by training. They are interested in building community that reflects faithfulness and justice. They are a lover of cats, know how to hit a softball, and will curate the...
Bike & Hike 2025: 5/22 Reflection
This week, we are excited to share a reflection from Dr. Melinda Krokus! She is a professor of comparative religion at Marywood University and a student in the Ansari Qadiri Rifai Sufi Order. Caring for Every Body: Moving Through Nature – A Quran Reflection “Indeed,...
Bike & Hike 2025: 5/15 Reflection
This week, Chaplain Rabia Harris has written a reflection for us! Chaplain Harris is a PA IPL board member and a speaker, writer, activist, and chaplain specializing in the interface between spirituality and politics. Rabia launched the Muslim Peace Fellowship for the...
Bike & Hike 2025: Shapers Orientation Call
Climate Advocacy Bike & Hike 2025Caring for Every Body: Moving Through Nature https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ1qmlwNllg&list=PLg2TLXRsr8I8cbdYGaXkrLvKrJTmx-eaK On Thursday, May 8 at 7pm, we met for PA IPL’s 2025 Bike & Hike Shapers Orientation &...