And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

~ Genesis 1:28

We’ll be building on the “A Healthy Church Needs a Healthy Planet…” theme today (and in the weeks ahead.) For this post, we’re using a surprising source – Rolling Stone! 🙂 The Bill McKibben article HERE “How To Tackle Climate Change, According to Math” provides some valuable commentary, including

“We live in a world where reason — including economic reason — dictates we move as fast as is possible toward clean energy. But inertia and vested interest provide friction that slows that transition. So the tie will be broken, or not, by something that can’t be quantified: a combination of fear, hope, moral indignation, and human solidarity that provides, or doesn’t, the political will to break this logjam. You can’t count on it — but if we push, it will count.”

As McKibben says, we must PUSH. Storing up riches isn’t worth much if humankind perishes, is it?

As we consider the Christian imperative for replenishing the earth** there are plenty of actions we can take as individuals. For the next several weeks we’ll periodically come back to commentary and associated activities

PROSPECTIVE ACTIVITY – WATER. Water is one of the precious resources from our earth. Take a few minutes and visit the website HERE to consider 45+ ways you might be able to alter water usage. Every gallon saved makes a difference!

Enjoy the day, filled with the Spirit!

** while limiting many of the negative dominion aspects