Dr. Matthew Sleeth is a former emergency room physician who now preaches and teaches widely on faith and the environment. He is based in Lexington, Ky., and is the author of Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action.

A Feb. 19, 2010, post by Cornell law professor Steven H. Shiffrin at the ReligiousLeftLaw blog argues that liberals should give religious groups more leeway in obtaining federal funding, in part because social service faith groups have been receiving such funds for more than 70 years with few problems.

Joshua DuBois, former head of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, defended and detailed the work of the faith-based office in this Feb. 3, 2010, blog post on the official Web site of the OFBNP.

Joshua DuBois, former head of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, defended and detailed the work of the faith-based office in this Feb. 4, 2010, video (with transcript) interview with David Brody of CBN

Read a transcript of Pastor Rick Warren’s opening prayer, posted at ChristianityToday.com.

Read a transcript of President Obama’s inaugural address, posted at The Washington Post site. The speech was replete with religious and scriptural references and images.

The Evangelical Environmental Network is a Christian ministry dedicated to mobilizing people to care for God’s creation. The network provides resources for congregations and advocates for environmentally friendly policies.

Read a Washington Post blog item the summarizes some of the presentations at the Brookings conference commemorating a decade of faith-based programs.

Read “A Vision for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships,” an address by OFBNP head Joshua DuBois delivered on Feb. 18, 2010, at a conference at the Brookings Institution marking a decade of faith-based programs. The speech sets out the administration’s views on how the program should work.