Let’s talk about lawns and the land underneath them.
Let’s talk about lawns and the land underneath them.
Small talk isn’t on the agenda at a Climate STARR training. Instead, participants introduce themselves by answering the question: “How is your heart?”
Caring for creation isn’t primarily about reducing our waste or impact on the planet. Honoring and tending to creation is a way that we partner with God so that our world overflows with life.
Eating is a daily act of healing and hope for a hurting world. This realization encouraged me to say yes when approached about writing a plant-forward (vegetarian) cookbook published by MennoMedia in 2020 called Sustainable Kitchen: Recipes and inspiration for plant-based, planet conscious meals.
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.
