Serve God, Save the Planet...

The news of the oil leaking into the gulf is heartbreaking!

I've been thinking a lot about it and the role we have as caretakers of God's creation. Started reading a book called Serve God, Save the Planet by J. Matthew Sleeth. This is from the back of the book... "Not long ago, J. Matthew Sleeth had a fantastic life and a great job as chief of the medical staff at a large hospital. He was living the American dream - until he saw an increasing number of his patients suffering from cancer, asthma, and other chronic diseases. He began to suspect that the earth and its inhabitants were in deep trouble. Turning to Jesus for guidance, Sleeth discovered how the scriptural lessons of personal responsibility, simplicity, and stewardship could be applied to modern life. The Sleeths have since sonld their big home and given away more than half of hat they once owned..."

In the book he shares these two provoking thoughts...."The Earth was designed to sustain every generation's needs, not to be plundered in an attempt to meet one generation's wants."

"At the end of a materially rich day, consumerism says, "Buy more." At the end of a spiritually rich life, God says, "Well done, my good and faithful servant."