I'm not one to think that all, or even some, of society's problems can be fixed by shopping. I am always wary of anything that asks people to buy more useless stuff to fix a problem. You know what I mean. Like when you do into a store in the mall and they are doing a promo for a shirt that is partially for charity. You don't need it, you tell...

If you want a break from the unbridled coverage of Michael Jackson's death and legacy, check out the Relevant article, "Vintage Green," by Kaylin King. The colloquial web exclusive opens with a story about King's grandmother to illustrate that living "green" often means rediscovering the way life used to be. "Not only did (my grandmother) sew...

Creation care can't be separated from people care--they are intimately connected. This year at Flourish Conference we were able to profile an organization that does both well: Land of a Thousand Hills (LOATH) coffee company. LOATH primarily works in the country of Rwanda, where citizens are poor and jobless in the wake of devastating genocide....

One of the most striking presentations at Flourish Conference this year a video on new urbanism called "Built to Last." It was produced by Chris Elisara of Creation Care Study Program and John Paget of Paget Films and was winner of the Congress for New Urbanism's video contest. The artistic quality of this video is through the roof and the...

Floresta is the coolest organization you've never heard of and their program Plant with Purpose may be the neatest creation care initiative around today. Through Plant with Purpose, Floresta is working to reverse poverty and deforestation by planting trees internationally. They currently have programs in Mexico, Tanzania, Haiti, and the...

Recently, I had the opportunity to screen Disneynature's debut film, Earth. I was so impressed by the movie that I wrote a review for Relevant. The movie is narrated by James Earl Jones and follows the lives of three animal families as they overcome amazing circumstances. The film is replete with life lessons and redemptive elements that...

I wrote an article that ran in USA Today this morning entitled "An Evangelical's Plea: Love the Sinner" calling evangelical Christians to begin treating our gay and lesbian neighbors more lovingly. The feedback has been intense with many positive affirmations coming from young adults and a few negative comments and emails from some older...

Interesting new research from Ed Stetzer & Co. A LifeWay Research study breaks down protestant pastors' views on most divisive environmental issue as well as how often they address creation care from their pulpit. Clear divisions among political and theological lines. Read the study news release.

Has your pastor ever addressed creation care from...

An interesting article in today's AJC: "Pastor Sees Care of Earth as Duty"

The Catalyst Conference is one of the largest and most exciting gathering of Christian leaders annually. In between conferences, the Catalyst staff provides a whole ton of products and services at their online home, CatalystSpace. One of their best products is the Catalyst Podcast, which features some of the most interesting and influential...

I believe that climate change is a reality, and I think humans are causing it. I am neither a "chicken little" alarmist nor an "ostrich" who thinks we should just ignore the evidence because it is all part of a "liberal agenda." I know this puts me at odds with many of my readers, and I am cool with that. If you've read this blog more than...

When it comes to books on creation care, there is a lot of worthless fluff out there. Green Revolution by Ben Lowe, however, is a very different kind of creation care book. It is comprehensive, collaborative, and creative. I am excited about this book and not just because I contributed an essay to it. (Wink.) It excites me because it accurately...

It isn't often that I will publish several posts within a given week, and I don't recall ever posting twice in one day. Unlike some bloggers, I have bills to pay and can't sit around typing for free all day. There are only two events that may draw me out of my busy schedule for repeated posts: terrible tragedy or hilarious comedy. Today, it...

My holiday season began with three disappointments. First, I went to see the new Vince Vaughn flick, "Four Christmases," and found it to be thoroughly devoid of both humor and holiday cheer. Second, I received a review copy of "Searching for a Better God" and finished the last chapter still wondering what was wrong with our current God and...

A great new website has launched that is unlike anything I have seen. Creation Care for Pastors is a web resource specifically designed for church Pastors who are interested in creation care. It takes a distinctively biblical approach by applying scriptural principles to environmental issues. This site features books, resources, scientific data...

Intervarsity Press will be releasing a new book in March 2009 called Green Revolution: Coming Together to Care for Creation by Ben Lowe (foreword by Shaine Claiborne). Ben is a Wheaton Grad and Director of Outreach for A Rocha, and in this book he covers a timely word about the state of God's world and our responsibility to care for it.

In what may be the most exciting and promising PR campaign to come out of the Christian community in a long time, the Creation Care Minute has launched in radio markets all across the United States. The voice of these 60-second spots is Tricia Elisara, a wife, mother, and someone who knows how important caring for God's creation really is. I...

In a publishing first, Harper-Collins is set to release The Green Bible in only a few short days. The press release reads, "New bible shows how God was the original environmentalist--and how the world's most influential book urges us to sustain our planet." I received an advance copy for review in the mail today, and I must say that it is well...

Recently, I wrote a piece for the new creation care power-site, Deep Green Conversation, entitled, "It's All Greek to Me." In it, I detail my recent trip to Greece and how out of place I--a creation care advocate--felt in "a country that truly does its part to protect the planet." This trip reminded me that Americans, including myself, have to...

A new community for twentysomething women has launched, called EtL Cafe. Several men and women--including authors Margaret Feinberg and Sarah Howell--have contributed wonderful information that makes this site very promising. I also was able to contribute an article as the Special of the Week: "Green Like God."

Well, it hit the fan on Monday when “A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change" was released. I have not been able to respond to all of the contact I have received because I was on the road. I appreciate all the correspondence--even the more negative words. I knew going into this that there would be a lot of...