Do a good thing, get a Green Bible

Supporting A Rocha USA has always been a good idea. Now it's even better.

Dan Harber has a Green Bible for you with your donation of $100 or more. To buy one off the shelf will run you about $25, and no tax deduction.

I scanned one of these at last week's RIIPL conference. Other than it being NRSV version (ughhh) I liked it. Passages that speak to God's care for creation are in green. It has bits by Brian McLaren, Matthew Sleeth, N. T. Wright, Desmond Tutu, and many others. Includes an index and personal study guide. Made from recycled paper (of course!) using soy-based ink with a cotton/linen cover.

Here's a link. Dan's email is usa@arocha.org. Just mention Green Bible with your donation. They'd also be "delighted and extremely grateful" for (tax deductable) contributions of any size. Every dollar helps.

Also, here's a year-end note from A Rocha's Tom Rowley:

As 2008 comes to a close, I am delighted to report to you that A Rocha is gaining traction here in the United States and activating Christians to care for God's glorious creation. Indeed, with on-the-ground conservation efforts in half a dozen locations, others taking root, and still more requests coming in all the time, our vision of a nationwide network of community-based conservation efforts is coming to fruition. Thanks be to God and to you, our faithful supporters!

Our task now is to equip these efforts with the tools they need to succeed (training, scientific materials, Bible studies, and more), while continuing to take the creation care message to even more churches, campuses and communities across the country. All of which, of course, requires funding. We need your help. Will you please support this critical work with a year-end gift? Thank you. And may God bless you in this Advent season. In a time of such great uncertainty--economic, political, environmental and more--may the celebration of our Savior's birth remind us all of God's steadfast love. He is certain!