Happy Earth Day, !

How are you caring for and honoring the earth in this season of your life? How does your faith community engage in practices of earth care and earth justice?

Professor and author, Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes has been teaching us about care and justice for the earth for decades. I recently interviewed him about his new play, his creative process, and how we pray together for more love and justice in the world. You are going to really love our conversation. I cannot wait to share it with you.

Get a preview of what is to come in my conversation with friend and colleague, Cláudio Carvalhaes:

We are living in a new era. We need to think about these changes. We need research-based guidelines for this new era. Our communities of faith need to explore how to live into the new season with creativity, grace, and pastoral imagination. Try out the "Finding Our Way" Study Guide with your leadership group, Sunday School class, clergy cohort or deacon group?

 Earth Care, Sabbath Care

Earth care is deeply connected to sabbath. Eileen shared about those connections, here.  
 

We need Sabbath practice more than ever in human history. Everything [about human care] is being undermined on a daily basis with the never ending news cycle, the mobility of our communications with small computers in our pockets, and inconceivably endless amounts of new ideas, music, research findings, work opportunities, and social engagements coming at us from every direction every day. 

The demands we place on the earth’s resources are fast depleting those gifts. The earth itself needs rest from human extractions. As one of the enduring gifts embedded in the long-standing traditions of Judaism and Christianity, Sabbath rituals and practices are needed more now than ever.

Did you see this new book?

Speaking of Sabbath... in our episode about Sabbath, we shared the resource For Sabbath's Sake by our friend J. Dana Trent. 

This is a big week for Dana as she just launched her newest memoir, Between Two Trailers. Give this powerful memoir a read! 

3MMM Podcast

Catch up with the 3MMM Podcast. Episodes on the practice of ministry, conversations with authors, and blessings for your week. 

May is right around the corner! A new month - whatever you are writing - sermons, books, curriculum, essays, poetry - we would be happy to welcome you take a seat at the Writing Table! Monthly and annual memberships are available. And every week on #FreeWrite Friday, anyone can join us at no cost! For a solid hour of getting your writing done! 

Save the date and join us on May 3 for a Mini Writing Retreat! 

, we care so much about you and your practice of ministry. We think what you do matters. We hope you care for yourself and your sabbath practices this week. 

Blessings and peace to you, . So glad to be on this journey of ministry and life with you.