Climate Refugees – Peter Green
Violence in our speech – John Brew
Refugee policy – Peter Green
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the ‘Environment’ Category
100 Words December 2011 – February 2012
Animal Rights: Right or Wrong?
As evangelical Christians we have a range of responsibilities for the care of our world. One of these responsibilities is a proper care and regard for animals. Many of the early advances in animal welfare were achieved through the efforts of evangelical Christians. These campaigners accepted responsibility for the care of the poor, the weak and the vulnerable and their care extended to the animal world. In recent times an interest in animal welfare has moved to the background of evangelical activity. There are, however, good reasons for revisiting the work of our evangelical forebears. This is because not only do animals still deserve our care and protection but also where animals receive their due care, human well-being is also improved. Continue reading…
God’s Wounded Earth
A congregational worship activity that enables people to express thankfulness for the good things of this earth, to feel the pain of the destruction of our environment, and offer prayers of confession and request that we may use the earth responsibly. (Produced by Scott Higgins, 2002) » Click here
Is God Green? Valuing the Earth Through God’s Eyes
A sermon by Scott Higgins, Edgeworth Baptist Church, September 2002
In September 1915 a small steamboat carried a world famous medical missionary slowly up Africa’s Ogowe River. Ten years earlier this young medical missionary had captured the world’s imagination. Albert Schweizer was a brilliant scholar – he had doctorates in philosophy and theology. Continue reading…