Did Hollywood just figure out the solution to our world’s problems? A week or two ago, I went to see Disney’s latest self-described “epic” sci-fi film, Tomorrowland. To be completely transparent, I didn’t go because I was hooked by the trailer—I wasn’t. Rather, I went because it promised to be an intriguing movie about ideas, worldviews and solving humanity’s problems—and it sure was! Without focusing too much on criticizing the story, plot, and characters of the film (and giving away … [Read more...]
Hayward Slam Dunks Sachs
Economist Jeffrey Sachs directs the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He's also led the way in the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals--a high-sounding program to end poverty that depends largely on redistributing wealth from the West to the Rest with an obligatory but ineffectual nod toward the need for governmental reform and economic development in impoverished countries handicapped by corrupt leadership, progress-stifling political structures, and social mores that undermine personal … [Read more...]
World Magazine Exposes Evangelical Environmentalists’ Growing Dependence on Green-Left Funding
Many environmentalists are fond of accusing all critics of their alarms of being in the pocket of industry. World magazine has just turned the tables. In a three-page article, World environment reporter Daniel James Devine reports that evangelical "creation care" organizations like the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), its daughter organization Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA), and the once-conservative now moderate-to-Left-leaning Christian Coalition receive a major share of … [Read more...]
Vatican Postpones Release of Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Environment
Did Cornwall Alliance’s Open Letter to Pope Francis on Climate Change cause the Pope and his advisors to think twice? Maybe, maybe not. But “sources inside Santa Marta [where Pope Francis makes his home] are reporting that the Pope will not be publishing [the] already completed text [of the encyclical], and has—for the time being—tabled the entire project.” “The reason, according to [Vaticanist Sandro] Magister, is that the Pope realized that the document in its current state had no chance of … [Read more...]
Building Relationships with the Needy on the Basis of Human Dignity
The most beautiful and most esteemed thing in God’s creation is man. Everyone, male and female, sinner or saint, is made in God’s image. What this means is that we are to act towards every person as if they had inestimable value, because they do. This is, in my opinion, one of the most powerful truths of the Christian life. It gives substance and a rationale to how we are to treat all people. We are called to love people that we would naturally have no reason to love because of this truth. Let … [Read more...]
Today Thousands Are Joining in Prayer for the Environment and the Poor!
Today is the Cornwall Alliance Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor! We chose today because it is Norman Borlaug's birthday. Dr. Borlaug is known as "The Man Who Fed the World" because of his work increasing crop yields. To learn more about his life click here. For a recent article by Dr. James Wanliss regarding Borlaug, click here. Today we are posting reflections and prayers hourly regarding a variety of topics relating to the environment and to those in poverty. Here is a list of … [Read more...]
Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair, hope, Where there is darkness, light, Where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, not so much to be understood as to understand, not so much to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we … [Read more...]
We Pray for the Thousands of Americans Who Suffer from Fuel Poverty
Heavenly Father, I pray for the thousands of Americans who are suffering from fuel poverty, like Sharon Garcia, a single mom in Pueblo, Colorado, whose home doubles as a daycare center—the source of her meager income. Because Colorado’s lawmakers decided to fight global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions, Pueblo’s electricity provider replaced inexpensive coal-fired power plants with more expensive gas-fired plants, and passed on the costs to customers. Sharon’s monthly electric bill … [Read more...]
We Pray That Abortion Would End, and the True Blessing of Children be Known
Psalm 127 ESV Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. 2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children[a] of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the … [Read more...]
We Pray for Truth, and Those who Proclaim It
Dear Father in Heaven, Thank You for making us in Your image to know You and to be known by You. We give all glory and honor to You, and You alone. Help us to know and believe the truth, and let us not succumb to the lies of the enemy. Remove our fears and keep us from sin. Make the rough places smooth. Help us to love unconditionally with hearts that are whole and humble and forgiving. Thank you for the privilege to disciple our children. Give us confidence, courage, and strength to do this … [Read more...]
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