God Has Placed the Earth in Our Hands

Whitney Hopler

God invested great love into His efforts creating the Earth, and through the ages, He has cared deeply for all He has made on our planet. He sustains life, He transforms elements, He redeems creatures like us. And He has entrusted the vital job of managing His creation to humans. Taking good care of the Earth is essential for those who seek to be faithful to the Creator.

Here are some ways you can help take care of the planet:

Adapted from For the Beauty of the Earth: A Christian Vision for Creation Care, copyright 2001 by Steven Bouma-Prediger. Published by Baker Academic, a division of Baker Book House Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., www.bakerbooks.com, 1-800-877-2665.

Steven Bouma-Prediger (Ph.D., Chicago) teaches in the religion department at Hope College in Holland, Mich. This is his fourth book.

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