"Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear … Consider the ravens: They neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. —Luke 12:22-24
To our ears, this text seems simplistic, extreme, or naive. And in the wake of the recent global meltdown of financial markets, Jesus’ counsel not to be anxious seems frankly absurd. If we Christians pay attention to this scripture at all, it is sentimentalized as Jesus’ cute but irrelevant “St. Francis moment.” The notion of an economic relationship with nature unmediated by our industry (in both senses) is, well, for the birds." (Sojourners Dec 9, 2009) To read the whole article go to http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0912&article=pay-attention-to-the-birds
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Friday, January 1, 2010
A New Year a New Decade
Twenty-Ten is the year that begins, bringing a new decade into our personal and institutional lives. 2010 should be an extraordinary year for many reasons but one in particular is they way we are addressing issues related to the environment. Ten years ago I started teaching courses related to the environment, every summer a class on “Environmental Science”; also with professor Heidi Owsley co-teaching Earth-keeping, as one of the HUM 200 options; and within the new ADP program: “Environmental Studies”.
Our institution has witnessed many positive steps taken to nurture the spirit of stewardship of our Christian community at the local and national level. First our Honorary President Jay A. Barber, Jr. was one of the first signatories of “Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action” that gave birth to the “Evangelical Climate Initiative” a national organization of more than 280 Christian leaders, including of course our new President Dr. Andrea P. Cook.
As the year unfolds I will be sharing with you ideas and information related to “Creation Care”, the movement that allows us to be stewards in the context of community and service. It is my new year’s resolution to share ideas with you so we can find ways to better serve as stewards of our Lord’s creation.
These are some websites you might want to visit:
http://christiansandclimate.org/ (Evangelical Climate Initiative)
http://www.creationcare.org/ (Evangelical Environmental Network)
http://stewardshipfordummies.blogspot.com (started by a student now staff at Warner Pacific College -Chris T. where I post some of my students papers)
http://tlaltecuhtli.blogspot.com/ (my blog about environmental issues)
Hope this year will bring to all of you many happy moments, good health, peace, and prosperity!
Our institution has witnessed many positive steps taken to nurture the spirit of stewardship of our Christian community at the local and national level. First our Honorary President Jay A. Barber, Jr. was one of the first signatories of “Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action” that gave birth to the “Evangelical Climate Initiative” a national organization of more than 280 Christian leaders, including of course our new President Dr. Andrea P. Cook.
As the year unfolds I will be sharing with you ideas and information related to “Creation Care”, the movement that allows us to be stewards in the context of community and service. It is my new year’s resolution to share ideas with you so we can find ways to better serve as stewards of our Lord’s creation.
These are some websites you might want to visit:
http://christiansandclimate.org/ (Evangelical Climate Initiative)
http://www.creationcare.org/ (Evangelical Environmental Network)
http://stewardshipfordummies.blogspot.com (started by a student now staff at Warner Pacific College -Chris T. where I post some of my students papers)
http://tlaltecuhtli.blogspot.com/ (my blog about environmental issues)
Hope this year will bring to all of you many happy moments, good health, peace, and prosperity!
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