Crossroads II, Sunday, May 4, 2025. The Garden as a Place to Connect With God: Seeking Intimacy With the Creator

Susan Jensen will lead the Crossroads II class this Sunday.  Here, she gives us a small introduction: “We are human, a word derived from ‘humus,” meaning ‘Earth.” When we speak of “Mother Earth,” we acknowledge our origin and the sustaining environment out of which we derive what we need to ensure our viability.   Earth’s provisions and…

An unconventional prayer and essay for Earth Week

There is no doubt that human beings have changed the earth’s cycles, surface, and creatures by our activities. We have managed and bred for our use and enjoyment some plants and animals, and destroyed the habitats of others. We have extracted minerals, fossil fuels, and soils, and have been careless with our use of extracted…