The Bible provides a direct mandate to be caretakers of the garden (Gen 2 v.15). While creation still belongs to God, he has graciously entrusted it to our care and stewardship. This was our first calling, recorded early on in Genesis 1 and 2, and we remain God’s caretakers over all creation today. Check out what Bill Hybels, Tri Robinson, Joel Hunter, and others have to say in this 26:00 minute documentary. … [Read more...]
Why Preach About Creation Care?
April 18, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Alexei Laushkin Every spring EEN places a special focus on the need to preach about creation care, usually through Creation Care Sunday and sometimes through days of prayer. It seems natural given the stunning colors of spring and new life to talk about our responsibility to make sure that life is tended in such a way that it produces abundance. The question is why should most preachers bother? Isn't it a bit of a leap to take a … [Read more...]
A Conversation with Dr. Richard Alley
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Listen in as Alexei talks with Dr. Richard Alley, the Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University and the host of PBS' Earth the Operators Manuel. They talk about Dr. Alley's work and some of the latest trends in climate science. Be sure to listen in! … [Read more...]
The Future of Water
March 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Paulo R.B. de Brito I watched the movie Life of Pi a few weeks ago. The story-line revolves around a 16-year old Indian boy named Piscine Molitor “Pi” Patel, who survives a shipwreck in which his family dies, and he finds himself stranded in the Pacific ocean on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. I really enjoyed the movie and watching it made me realize how dependent we are on fresh water. Water is life for us and for our planet. The human body is made up of … [Read more...]
Isn’t the environment a liberal concern?
March 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Environmental issues always have a way of polarizing people politically. Many who consider themselves left-wing and liberal are often opposed to the ethical standards and religious beliefs of conservative Christians. It also appears that issues related to caring for creation are championed more often by the left side of the political spectrum. Those on the right side politically are often identified by their strident demands for less governmental regulation on individuals and corporations to … [Read more...]
Young Evangelicals Speak Out On Climate Change
March 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Young Evangelicals for Climate Action has a collection of climate testimonies which feature young evangelicals talking about why climate change is a critical issue of justice in our time. Below is a sample of these testimonies. For the full set by sure to visit their site. Curtis Witek (Wheaton College, Class of 2012), shares his climate testimony from the Au Sable Institute. Josh and Emily, both students from Geneva College (Beaver Falls, PA), share their climate … [Read more...]
Will We Get Moral Leadership on Climate?
February 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by the Rev. Mitch Hescox Yesterday, the President issued a challenge on climate change during Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Now, the good news is, we can make meaningful progress on this issue [climate change]while driving strong economic growth. I urge this Congress to get together, pursue a bipartisan, market-based solution to climate change, like the one John McCain and Joe Lieberman worked on together a few years ago. But if Congress won't act soon to protect future … [Read more...]
The Power of Walking in Jesus’ Prayer in the Public Square
January 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
By Dai Sup Han The Apostle John recorded Jesus’ prayer for all those who would follow in His name, “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought … [Read more...]
Protecting the Unborn
January 25, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Gary Bergel “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart...” —Jeremiah 1:5 “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” —Ephesians 2:10 Andrea Bocelli, one of the best-known operatic singers in the world today, sat down at the piano during a charity performance for Haiti on June 1, 2010 and started telling a “little story.” He shared how a young … [Read more...]
Evangelicals Praise Production Tax Credit Extension
January 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
At the urging of the President and with bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate, Congress extended the wind production tax credit. The extension gives another year for a policy which has contributed to the significant growth of the wind industry and over 75,000 American jobs. “Over the past few days the President and Congress came together to take bold steps to ensure that our kids really do matter when it comes to ensuring a clean energy future,” said Rev. Mitch Hescox, President & CEO … [Read more...]
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