Weekly Green Thought

"The sending of rain is an event greater than the giving of the Torah. The Torah was a joy for Israel only, but rain gives joy to the entire world, including animals and birds." Midrash Psalms 117 (second century)

The other night I sat on my front porch and listened to the rain. Occasionally the wind would blow, and the rain would hit me. It was pretty cold, and I would flinch a bit. But all in all, it was wonderful. Sometimes we gripe about the rain, but just consider what a miracle it truly is.

Playing Green

One of my closest friends is a youth director, and he has really gotten his youth group into playing disc golf. He has "bag tags" with ranking numbers on them, and youth (and some adults) play challenges against each other to try and improve their ranking. Recently, I have joined the group, and I am obsessed! I play at least once a week. It has occurred to me that it's a great sport to get people (especially youth) walking through the woods and experiencing nature. I am not an expert in building courses, but it seems to have a very low impact on changing areas. Trees seem to be kept more than they are cleared in order to increase the challenge involved. I was most excited when I came across some eco-friendly organic discs. These discs, made by Gateway, are made by "combining renewable resources with recycled rubber." I got two (a midrange and a putter), and they are my favorite discs. I can only hope there will be more discs like this as the concept fits perfectly with such a great, green game.


Weekly Green Thought: "The initial step for a soul to come to knowledge of God is contemplation of nature." - Irenaeus (120-202)

Green Teaching

"Let us turn our eyes to the Father and Creator of the universe, and consider...the total absence of any friction that marks the ordering of His whole creation." Clement of Rome (ca. 37-101), Letter to the Corinthians 1:19

Green Words and Thoughts

I keep trying to come up with ways to be more disciplined about writing on this site, and I think I may have something. I was going through the resources in my new Green Bible (see previous post), and I found the section "Teachings on Creation through the Ages" to be very inspiring. One of the contributors, J. Matthew Sleeth, compiled a collection of sayings about care for creation. So, regardless of whether or not I have a new post, I am going to attempt to offer one of these sayings each week. Perhaps it can shape your prayer and meditation for the day or week.

Here's the first one: "I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth." -The Apostles' Creed (first century)