Prayers Based on The Biblical Perspective of Environmental Stewardship

In 2013 the Cornwall Alliance, at the request of the International Church Council Project, developed a summary, in 30 pairs of affirmations and denials, of how Biblical worldview, theology, and ethics provide a foundation for environmental stewardship. The result was The Biblical Perspective of Environmental Stewardship: Subduing and Ruling the Earth to the Glory of God

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Hawaii’s Sunscreen Ban: A Good Law or More Needless Government Meddling?

On July 3, Hawaii became the first state to ban the sale of sunscreens considered harmful to coral reefs. The bill received bipartisan support. Banned sunscreens contain the chemicals oxybenzone and octinoxate, which, as I’ll explain in a moment, can harm coral. Personally, I’m against excessive environmental regulations that keep people from enjoying creation and shut down businesses for

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Vatican’s secrecy over environmental encyclical may have diminished its value

The Associated Press reports that Vatican officials are very upset over the leak of a draft of the much-anticipated papal encyclical on the environment yesterday. I find the concluding paragraph of the AP report most interesting: In the aftermath of the “Vatileaks” scandal, the Vatican City State updated its criminal code to include severe penalties

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Man, Woman, the Mystery of Christ—and Environmental Stewardship

What do marriage, childbearing and childrearing, economic development, and environmental stewardship have to do with each other? More than you might imagine! Consider those topics in reverse order. First, environmental stewardship is each person’s responsibility to use and sustain the earth. Note those two words together: use and sustain. Many environmentalists tend to consider only

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Evangelical Leaders Announce Landmark New Strategy for “Responsible & Balanced” Environmental Care

Washington, DC, May 2, 2007 — Amid mounting controversies among some evangelical Christians over the actual causes of global warming and what constitutes responsible environmental policy, the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance announced today at the National Press Club an expanded program of outreach and education, as well as a new name for the organization to better

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