Perspective: The Christian case for embracing Earth Day
Birds soar and reflect in a pond at Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens in Washington on April 19, 2018. By Matthew Sleeth April 22 at 6:00 AM Easter, Earth Day and Arbor Day mark a time when many contemplate the fate of their soul and the planet. This year, all three fall in the same week, with Earth Day on Monday and Arbor Day on Friday.
This must change, or I fear for my grandchildren’s future. As someone who has a foot both in the environmental and the evangelical worlds, I see the barriers to cooperation all too clearly. Scripture is a story of the way things are, not what we wished they would be. And although it could be argued that Joseph was dealing with weather and not climate, a precedent is certainly established. Joseph’s applied wisdom for the Egyptians has nothing to do with libertarianism or God shielding humans from consequences. Rather, it is in keeping with the sage advice: When praying for a good crop, farmers should do so with a hoe in hand.
Even if you are unfamiliar with Charles Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd-Jones and others from the last generation who taught on the Bible’s trees, you may have encountered the fictional works of George MacDonald, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Their tree theology is derived from the Bible. Good guys plant and protect trees. In contrast, bad guys are clear-cutters of ancient forests.
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