It is said that God took soil from the ground and formed a man who he named Adam - Adam comes from adamah meaning soil or earth.
Today is World Soil Day and we earthlings rely on soil for our food and yet we are using it up - it is running out.
What can we do?
One thing is to source our food from sustainable or regenerative farms.
Another is to not waste the food we have grown.
Want to find out more? Then let's talk!….
Or read more on the World Soil Day website
This Sunday we wrapped up Creation Season with a thoughtful, story-filled sermon from Jan. Catch up here:
Plastics can be very useful and are an almost essential part of our life today but they come with loads of problems. One of the good things about plastics is that last a long time but one of the bad things about plastics is that they last a long time! Once you have finished with most plastic items and you throw them away they could still be around for centuries to come.
I have been looking at the Seven Rs of sustainability. When it comes to plastics we need to Rethink how and when we use them, Refuse to use them when there are safer alternatives, Reduce the amount of plastic we use, any plastics we do use we need to Reuse as many times as we can Repairing any plastic items that get broken as often as we can, Re-purposing them at the end of their useful life if at all possible before Recycling them into something else that we can use. If we did this with all plastics (and with all our goods) we would end up with a circular economy, a way in which as little of possible actually becomes waste. A way that better looks after this beautiful world that God created.
Plastic Free July aims to help us reduce plastic waste by following the steps above. If you would like to know more then explore the Plastic Free July website
'I am the vine; you are the branches' John 15.
This morning, in this week of our Creation Season, Richard spoke to us about the two books which connect us with God; the Bible and Creation.
The readings were from Exodus 3 1-14 and Luke 12 22-31.
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date each year when humanity has used all the ecological resources that Earth regenerates during that entire year.
This year, Earth Overshoot Day falls on 28 July
In other words, if we were to live sustainably on this planet we would take a year or more to use the ecological resources that the Earth can regenerate in that year. Instead, this year, we will have consumed those resources in 208 days. That means that for the rest of the year we will be drawing on “capital” resources and reducing the the planet’s capacity to support life for the following year.
Another way of looking at it is that, when we were living within the Earth’s biocapacity we only needed the one Earth in order to supply our wants. Now, if we were to be able to sustain our wants, we would need 1.75 Earths.
But of course, there is no Planet B.
In order to #MoveTheDate, in order to allow all life to thrive within the means of our planet, we need to act.
We need to differentiate between our wants and our needs. We need to learn to live with enough rather than too much.
Maybe we should take a lesson from the People of Israel in the wilderness as they journeyed from the slavery of Egypt to the Promised Land. Maybe we should learn what is enough and praise God for “our daily bread”.
You can read more on the Earth Overshoot Day website and on the Joy in Enough website.
The breakdown of the climate is destroying the economy. It will destroy your job, your family, the community, your future. It will lead to war and mass starvation. It will be the biggest disaster in human history. You can sit there and watch it happen, or you can take responsibility to protect everything that is sacred. Come and hear how.
Our Responsibilities as Christians
at This Time
Tuesday 28th June 2022 at 7.00pm
All Hallows Church, 24 Regent Terrace, Burley Leeds, LS6 1NP
