{"id":1104,"date":"2008-06-21T18:46:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-22T02:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2009-07-15T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T21:23:19","slug":"earth-day-and-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2008\/06\/21\/earth-day-and-jesus","title":{"rendered":"Earth Day, Jesus, and Christian Environmentalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in Springfield, MO at a <a href=\"http:\/\/reachtheu.org\/\">Chi Alpha conference<\/a> where I\u2019ve taught approximately 12 hours in the last two&nbsp;days.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes, that\u2019s as grueling as it sounds. It\u2019s been fun, though.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, while here I got to hang with <a href=\"http:\/\/ifphc.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=aboutUs.staff\">Darrin Rodgers<\/a> <\/p>\n<p style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dopiska.com?ten_dead_men\">ten dead men online<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com?love_guru_the\">download love guru&nbsp;the<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalmarkets.com?kicking_screaming\">free kicking screaming<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/webconsultingdc.com\/?the_invincible_iron_man\">download the invincible iron&nbsp;man<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethicalmarkets.com?pleasure_of_your_company_the_aka_wedding_daze\">pleasure of your company the aka wedding daze  download free<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arizonacriminaldefenseblog.com?wild_bunch_the\">wild bunch the free download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  , an old seminary buddy who is now a historian. He told me something that blew my mind: the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthsite.org\/\">Earth Day<\/a> (the first Earth Day, I should say \u2014 there are two) is a Pentecostal Christian. His name is <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_McConnell_%28peace_activist%29\">John McConnell<\/a>. If you are a pacifist you will find his story especially interesting \u2014  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertmweir.com\/sohpages\/sohreviews.html\">read some reviews of his biography<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m encouraged that a follower of Jesus was at the forefront of the early environmental movement. It is easy to grow disappointed in Christianity if you focus on the inactivity of the institutional church and forget that the faith, ultimately, is expressed in individual lives. But when you remember that the church\u2019s business is to not to engage in activism itself but rather to release Christians to serve God\u2019s purposes in the world, you can actually become quite giddy. We still have a long way to go, but we\u2019re doing far better than the world or the church seems to think. When I peek deep into a positive situation I often discover a Jesus-follower (or even a few) at the heart of&nbsp;it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re a fan of Earth Day (the original), then remember to thank God for it. And keep your eyes open \u2014 God is at work in unexpected places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m in Springfield, MO at a Chi Alpha conference where I\u2019ve taught approximately 12 hours in the last two&nbsp;days.&nbsp; Yes, that\u2019s as grueling as it sounds. It\u2019s been fun, though. 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