Why I Believe in Earth Day

Today was the 38th annual observance of Earth Day. It was started to draw attention to the need to take better care of the environment and raise awareness on the political radar. When I was a kid, people who observed the day were considered "tree huggers" because they loved, you guessed it, trees. Christians often dismiss the need to take care of the environment because we are more concerned with more spiritual things. We become consumed with issues like abortion, homosexuality, and stem cell research. The earth, after all, is here for us to use as we see fit.

We often forget that the Bible tells us God's first direct instruction to the first man and women was to "cultivate and keep" the creation. Before every other job or issue that we take up, cultivating and keeping the creation must come first. I have to admit, there's a lot more our family can do. The question is, when will we all get to it? Find something you care about; parks, recycling, alternative fuels, cleaning up our community, and get involved.

Comments

[Dana Anderson]

Dude... from a home town girl... you need to blog more often.

Hope things are going well for you all....

~dana