Humans have turned their “dominion” over creation into “domination,” says a blistering editorial in Christianity Today that calls on Evangelicals to listen to the scientists, not the climate-change skeptics, and get behind the effort to save the planet. (Photo: NASA, public domain)
Many believe there’s little to be learned from the Bible about global warming, but Katherine Hayhoe, a climate scientist and Christian disagrees. In this brief video she discusses how Scripture compels us to care. (Check out her Global Weirding series from PBS.) (Photo: Roberto Rizzato, Creative Commons)
Get ready, people of earth. Climate change is real, and unless you are prepared you will suffer. That was the lesson from February’s cold snap that paralyzed the energy delivery systems of Texas. The state endured a similar storm in 2010 but failed to take precautions for “next time.” From Time. (Photo: Marco Verch, Creative […]
While 2020 still has more than 350 days left, make a New Year’s resolution to get involved in the fight to help clean up our planet before it’s too late. Take inspiration from this New York Times piece that lists ideas from scores of readers. (Photo: Takver, Creative Commons)
Today’s youth will inherit the climate mess created by their elders, but they need to be equipped to do so. In this essay, Rachel Schade, 16-year-old daughter of pastor and environmental activist Leah Schade, calls for schools to teach about the crisis. (Photo: garryknight, Creative Commons)
Katharine Hayhoe is one of the most respected experts on global warming in the country. She’s also an evangelical Christian who is trying to connect with the very people who most doubt her research. Texas Monthly profiles this gutsy scientist who speaks truth in a culture that often doesn’t want to hear it.
Climate change may be the biggest threat humanity has ever faced. What can a congregation do? Blessed Tomorrow’s “Moving Forward” guide provides lots of practical ideas on energy use, congregational life, advocacy, worship, education and more! (Photo: garryknight, Creative Commons)
Climate change is often called the greatest moral imperative of our time, as the next few decades will disrupt patterns of life and civilization that have developed over centuries. But what can your church do? Plenty! This “Moving Forward Guide” created by Blessed Tomorrow tells you how. ((Photo: garryknight, Creative Commons))
Wildfires incinerating Australia are part of a worsening cycle of weather gone haywire due to climate change, and scientists say the pattern is likely only to increase across the world. Time magazine reports on how the devastation “down under” is part of a wider trend. (Photo: US Forest Service, Creative Commons)
Dr. Katherine Hayhoe is a professor and co-director the Climate Center at Texas Tech University. She is also an evangelical Christian. In this OpEd piece recently printed in The New York Times, she explains why her faith compels her when it comes to climate change, who will bear the brunt of the change, and why […]
