19 minutes A sermon on ‘Caring for God’s Wounded World’ from January 2021 given at St Paul’s Ealing, UK by Revd Dr Dave Bookless of A Rocha International. Dave looks at the context of COVID and of the upcoming COP 26 climate meeting in Glasgow, and encourages us to seize the moment as a time to … Read more
45:29 minutes – Melissa Ong This plenary by Revd Dave Bookless was recorded at the Lausanne South East Asia Regional Conference on Creation Care and the Gospel, in Manila (18 Mar 2014). He gives a solid biblical basis for caring for God’s world and clarifies some misinterpretations of the Bible that may have led Christians to … Read more
The Bible is full of trees! We find them from the first chapter of Genesis (1:11-13) where God creates “seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds” and declares them “very good”, to the final chapter of Revelation (22:2). All this is a reminder … Read more
The Bible doesn’t have a lot to say directly about waste, at least in regard to the remnants of things consumed. There were no single use plastics or packaging, no industrial processes, and much less over consumption. That isn’t to say that the issue isn’t addressed, particularly around the broader theme of stewardship. Publisher: EFICOR … Read more
We are to take not what we WANT but what we NEED. Selfishness and greed are the enemies of life. In the plan of God, every creature has a purpose and therefore everything is good in His sight. It is God’s will that life is interdependent on each other because one cannot live without others. … Read more
The global ecological crises call us to rethink the way we understand God and God’s love for us and for the whole creation. How does God feel when innocent people suffer loss due to natural calamities? How does God feel when we exploit nature to satisfy our greed and pleasure? What is our responsibility as … Read more
All living things depend on water for existence. God has created the world with a perfect balance of all essential elements for life. However, due to our callous attitude, greed, and selfishness, we have destroyed this balance. We have become careless consumers rather than good stewards of God’s gifts to us. Nevertheless, we must ask … Read more
A collaborative website with creation care sermon suggestions adapted for all seasons in the liturgical year. Please visit http://sustainable-preaching.org/ Credit for individual sermons should be given to the authors noted Publisher: Sustainable Preaching Project Group Illustration: Bible Outdoors by Ben White on Unsplash
Recently, a news headline in a national daily warned its readers to “Leave Delhi” in the wake of the alarming air pollution levels in the city. Delhi has notoriously become the most polluted city in the world, but phenomenon is not limited to Delhi alone as air pollution is a countrywide problem. Yet little is … Read more
Samuel Y. Chiu (A Rocha International / A Rocha Canada) giving the keynote speech on Creation Care at the Justice Conference Asia 2018 in Hong Kong. Watch it here or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1JsuiWoCM Date: 19 October 2018 Author: Samuel Y. Chiu (趙汝圖) Publisher: Justice Conference Location: Justice Conference Asia 2018, Hong Kong Length: 30 minutes … Read more