Calling All Ladies of the Earth and Spirit

Below is the start to an article at Spectrum [full article]: “Adventist Women and the Earth: A Response to the Ecofeminism” Conference Date: April 24-26, 2009 Location: La Sierra University, Riverside, California Submissions Due: Friday, February 13, 2009 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Call for Papers: “Adventist Women and the Earth: A Response to the Ecofeminism” [...]

So you think drilling is the answer?

Grace, Sabbath, and Al Gore

What I wish I had said A day ago, I took part in a thirty minute panel discussion of climate change, Christianity, and the Scriptural call to action where the environment is concerned for a new show on the Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN). While I don’t want to give away too much since the [...]

Adventist Leaders on Environment, Global Warming

Over at the Spectrum blog, discussion has warmed up over the environment and climate change (once again). Only this time, the president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, Jan Paulsen, is part of the conversation. Paulsen recently made his clearest statement to date on environmental stewardship in the Adventist World. His article, “Freedom to Care” [...]

Energy Independence Day – A Good Idea

Energy crisis. There’s a phrase that’s being thrown around a lot in the media these days. You’ve heard it, probably said it. Everyone is talking. About the high cost of gas. About the rising cost of crude. About the need to drill or the need to prevent drilling. About oil and coal and alternatives. Independence [...]

Stewardship, Not Ownership

  The shining world outlasts us all -Fernando Ortega Most Christians (most Adventists included) agree that the earth is OLD. Really old. Nobody wants to say for certain exactly how old — 10 thousand years? 10 million years? 10 billion years? But whatever time frame we decide on (and by the way, scientific data does [...]

Adventist Review Links Vegetarianism and Environment

We certainly do! That’s how Adventist doctors Peter Landless and Allan Handysides responded to the question, “Do you agree that our dietary practices affect the environment?” Landless and Handysides went on to give a good (if brief) overview of a few ways that a vegetarian diet profoundly benefits the environment in the May 22 edition [...]

Stewardship, Not Ownership

The shining world outlasts us all -Fernando Ortega Most Christians (most Adventists included) agree that the earth is OLD. Really old. Nobody wants to say for certain exactly how old — 10 thousand years? 10 million years? 10 billion years? But whatever time frame we decide on (and by the way, scientific data does not [...]

NEWSFLASH: Canada KFC goes vegan, SDA products in demand!

Ontario, Canada – GlobeLife ran an article today announcing that Kentucky Fried Chicken in Ontario will now offer vegan chicken substitutes in franchises throughout the province. Vegan foods contain no animal products, including dairy products and eggs. Reports link the decision to offer meatless chicken at the world’s favorite fried chicken hangout with a protracted [...]

Bike to Work Week

The League of American Bicyclists is promoting Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16. It’s the Adventist health message, care for creation, and a solution for the soaring cost of gas far better (and more effective) than the gimmicky gas tax holiday all rolled into one week of two-wheeled commuting. [...]