Embracing Kingdom Hope for a Broken World
A Few Distinctions
As Christians…
We are not environmentalists who care only for our own surroundings. We are people who care for God’s creation.
Our dominion of creation is not domination. Our dominion should reflect the way our Lord uses power in life-giving ways.
While we marvel at creation, we do not worship it. We worship only the Creator.
We do not pray at the expense of action. We pray that the Lord step in, then we participate where we are called.
Prayer does not just change the situation. Prayer changes the pray-er.
We do not ignore problems because God is in control. Precisely because He is in control we engage problems and seek to care for the things that He cares about.
Our hope for a restored creation is not wishful thinking. Our hope is a confident expectation in Jesus Christ, our Lord.
We do not despair in the face of a broken creation. We trust in the coming redemption of all things and seek to participate in that work.
Also consider:
Eco Theology: To Serve and Protect
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Beauty of Creation: Ocean View
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Scott Williams Be sure to praise the Lord today for His beautiful creation. Where do you see this beauty around you? Have you taken a picture that contains a glimpse of God’s glorious [...]
Beauty of Creation: Grand Canyon Sky
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Beauty of Creation: A Grand Canyon Waterfall
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Scott Williams Another photo from my recent trip to the Grand Canyon. I was amazed at how many of these waterfalls there were to be found off the river and in [...]
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I recently wrote a post called “Take a Hike” for our green living series which highlighted the importance of taking opportunities to really appreciate God’s creation. Well, a little over a week ago I had a great opportunity to get out and enjoy God’s creation. I was blessed with the opportunity to go to the [...]
Beauty of Creation: View up the Grand Canyon
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Scott Williams Last week I had the opportunity to explore the Grand Canyon in a unique way (more about this soon). This picture was taken from down in the canyon maybe [...]
Beauty of Creation: Red Brain Flower
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Doug Stephens Thank you to Doug Stephens who sent in this image of this interesting flower. I believe, according to my quick investigation, that this is a Celosia cristata (commonly known [...]
Beauty of Creation: Trees Growing in Water
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Ben DeVries I find it fascinating that these trees can grow in the water like this. This photo was taken in Louisiana recently during our oil spill prayer journey. I have [...]
Shine Like Stars
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A while back the Christian worship band, Shine Like Stars, approached us to work with them to better care for God’s creation via their then upcoming tour. As I have been a fan of their music for several years, I was really excited about working with them. Caring for creation while on tour is not [...]
Green Verses: Psalm 96:11-13
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Green Verses: a series which seeks to highlight scriptures that point to God as the Creator, His sovereignty over the earth, His redemption of the earth, and our call to participate in that redemption. Take a moment and reflect on what God might be saying through His Word. Psalm 96:11-13 Let the heavens be [...]
Beauty of Creation: Egret in Louisiana
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Beauty of Creation: a series where we look to take a moment and appreciate the amazing glory of God’s creation. Photo by Scott Williams I took this photo near Venice Marina, Louisiana on our recent Gulf Coast Prayer Journey. I believe this bird is an egret, although I am not sure of the [...]
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