In his book Reflections on the Psalms, C.S. Lewis wrote that the modern, secularist approach to science makes us prone to forget that God is actively involved in everything that happens in the “natural” world around us. Christians should resist that tendency by remembering that God controls every cloud, every raindrop, every lightning bolt, every storm, the growth of every plant and tree and animal, and the life and health of every man, woman, and child. Psalm 147 demonstrates that awareness and … [Read more...]
Prayer to the Creator
Heavenly Father, We glorify you as the creator of all things. You spoke and the universe came into existence, You spoke and there was light. Later, at Your command, flowers, trees, and plants sprang from the ground, the seas teemed with living things and the earth with living creatures. Then in your perfect time, you created man. Dear Lord, we come before you now to give you glory for that which you have created. In our flesh, we sometimes speak of sustaining your creation, but we are … [Read more...]
Even As We Suffer, Remind Us That Redemption Comes
A prayer based on Romans 8:18–25: Our Father in heaven, in this present time we suffer many things—illness, the death of loved ones, poverty, injustice, and the disappointment of our own sins. Yet we proclaim with the Apostle Paul that these sufferings are not worthy to be compared with the glory that You will one day reveal to us. It is an amazing thing to know that the creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. Our redemption is the key to its redemption! Please use … [Read more...]
Help Us to Honor You by Caring for Creation
Almighty God, in Your Son our Savior, Jesus Christ, who is the everlasting Word made flesh, the Word revealed, we know that You created all things that are and declared them good, creating lastly, in order, Humanity, male and female, as the crowning act of Your incomprehensible work; placing us in the Garden, with purpose, giving us dominion over Your creation on earth, and charging us to steward this remarkable gift with care; So, therefore, help us to honor You by caring for Your creation … [Read more...]
We Confess that We Pray Too Little
It is easy for Christians to focus so much on personal salvation that we forget about surrounding society’s need for the salt and light of the gospel. It, too, needs transformation by Christ, and we, His people, are the primary means by which He achieves that. It’s also easy for us to forget that Christ came not only to save individuals from our sins, and not only to transform societies, but even to save the creation itself from the curse God pronounced on it because of Adam’s sin (Genesis … [Read more...]
Cornwall Alliance Releases New Video Series on YouTube!
In this 17 episode series, Cornwall Alliance Director of Communications Megan Toombs sits down with Vijay Jayaraj, Cornwall Research Associate for Developing Countries, to learn more about: economic development for the poor in India the history of USAID-sponsored population control the dangers faced by impoverished people—especially woman and children the incredible work missionaries and other Christians have done in India throughout the years Vijay has a Masters of Science in … [Read more...]
Caring for Creation: A Book of Good Intentions but Poor Science
As an evangelical Christian, I believe we should be good stewards of God’s planet. We should strive to reduce pollution to protect human health and the natural environment. We should explore new alternative energy sources, always seeking to maximize benefits and minimize harms. We should prioritize providing electricity for the 1.2 billion people who don’t have it—and consequently suffer high rates of disease and premature death. For these and many other reasons I applaud Mitch Hescox and … [Read more...]
Global Warming Hysteria’s Long Goodbye
The twenty-second session of the United Nation’s climate change conference ended a few days ago in Marrakech, Morocco, and the proclamation went forth that the conference “successfully demonstrated to the world that the implementation of the Paris Agreement is underway and the constructive spirit of multilateral cooperation on climate change continues.” All “well and good,” but with the incoming skeptical Trump train, the trundling of the Marrakech Express is going to become a bit more … [Read more...]
Modern mavens and maxims of meteorological mayhem
Here’s a bit of earthy mirth for Earth Day 2016. Inspired by the atmospheric angst of the November-December 2015 Paris climate change conference, late last year, we proposed new weather wonkery c our versions of popular meteorological anecdotes like the witticisms of old that folks frequently used to stay ahead of storms. For example, one of the most familiar traditional axioms is “red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, sailors delight.” We proffered alternative, … [Read more...]
Does the “Precautionary Principle” Favor Fighting “Climate Change”?
Proponents of efforts to mitigate climate change often appeal to the “Precautionary Principle”—Principle #15 of the Rio Declaration in 1992: “In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities … [W]here there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.” In light of that, we … [Read more...]
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