{"id":555,"date":"2010-05-27T11:38:58","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T17:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/mainlineportal\/?p=555"},"modified":"2010-05-27T11:38:58","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T17:38:58","slug":"creation-is-dying-what-can-we-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/faithforward\/2010\/05\/creation-is-dying-what-can-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Creation is Dying – What Can We Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

This week I have read several articles about the impact of the oil spill that is now hitting the Louisiana coast. \u00a0Looking at some of\u00a0these photos<\/a> this morning \u00a0filled me with despair and left me feeling helpless. \u00a0But the impact of this catastrophe goes far beyond what is happening on the Gulf coast and the solutions we need should go far beyond the endeavours to still the flow and clean up the coastline. \u00a0For many of us this problem though horrible seems far away and disconnected from our lives.<\/p>\n

Sojourner\u2019s fundraising email this morning and\u00a0the post<\/a> Jim Wallis recently added to sojonet\u00a0about the oil spil<\/a>l challenged me to think beyond the immediate disaster to the deeper question \u2013 the need for all of us to reconsider our lifestyles.<\/p>\n

With every headline, I am challenged again \u2013 as I\u2019m sure you are as well \u2013 to reconsider my own lifestyle.<\/strong> Where do I draw the line on my energy consumption? How can I educate others about the effects of energy greed? How do I advocate for strong climate change legislation?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The questions they ask are important for all of us to grapple with. \u00a0Our daily decisions about driving, flying and eating all contribute to the huge consumption of oil that is the accepted norm in our world today. \u00a0I grapple with this everyday as so much of our ministry is dependent on flying across the country and around the world and I am not sure that carbon offsets really make that much difference.<\/p>\n

So what can we do? \u00a0Here<\/a> are some great suggestions from this Grist article <\/a>10 Ways to Kick the Offshore Oil Habi<\/a>t <\/em>for things that all of us can do to make a difference. \u00a0We don\u2019t need to be politicians to see the world change in fact I am sure that change is more likely to come through the small and seemingly insignificant mustard seeds planted by ordinary people everywhere.<\/p>\n

Creation does indeed groan waiting to be set free from the curse of death and decay (Romans 8:20 \u2013 22). \u00a0And part of that groaning I think is that creation waits too for humankind to recognize its responsibility to be good stewards of the world that is entrusted into our care.<\/p>\n

So what can we do \u2013 apart from the usual efforts of using public transport, eating local food & getting rid of gas guzzling cars what creative solutions have you found that cut your oil consumption?<\/p>\n

Christine Sine blogs at <\/em>Godspace.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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