Peacemakers with creation: Living simply for God
Have you ever taken a walk in a park and just felt peace wash over you as you steep in the sights and sounds around you? Nature provides us with more than just a respite from frantic city living.
Stewardship not ownership: A Christian vision for creation
The biblical vision of creation care begins not with ownership, but with stewardship. In Genesis 1:28, humanity is given “dominion” over the earth. Yet dominion in Scripture reflects God’s own kingship—marked by justice, mercy and provision—not exploitation.
Do animals have a place in God’s plan?
Even a cursory reading of the Bible reveals the important place that non-human animals have in the grand plan of God. The story of creation told in the early chapters of Genesis presents the wonderful diversity of creatures that God brought into being even before the arrival of the human pair.
What tending a garden taught me about rest, healing and trusting God
When Dennis Tan reluctantly took over an overgrown garden, he expected more exhaustion. Instead, the slow, unglamorous work of tending soil became an unexpected school of rest, healing, and trust in the Creator who sustains all things.
What our worship songs say about caring for creation
Years ago, I shared with a coworker the latest funny thing my cat had done and asked if she, too, liked animals. Her reply caught me off guard: “No. Animals have no soul, so it doesn’t matter anyway.”