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Ecological Ignorance
In For the Beauty of the Earth
After asking the questions, he poses this challenge:
If the answer to these questions is “no,” then we really do not know where we are. Despite our education we remain ecologically illiterate. (3, cited below)
Now of course we cannot be experts on every aspect of the place in which we live, but we must acknowledge our general ignorance about it. I couldn’t name most of the native flora in the area I live. How might this impact the way in which we view our place in the world? What of our charge to care for God’s creation? How might we better increase our ecological awareness so that we may not do more harm then good?
For the Beauty of the Earth
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J.W. Wartick - Reconstructing Faith 
As a consulting agronomist and amateur ecologist, I would agree most evangelical Christians are greatly lacking in the knowledge of God’s revealed creation. Why isn’t it just as important to study God’s creation that He requires for us to be good stewards and managers, as well as knowing His revealed Word? I enjoy your posts, keep it up.
Posted by Orvin Bontrager | April 19, 2015, 7:25 AMThanks for your kind words and for stopping by. I think that we really lose something when we do not engage with God’s creation in meaningful fashion. Will I ever be able to answer all the questions put forth in this book about where I live? Probably not, because I don’t have the expertise that is required for them–but that is the point of the questions and the challenge put forth by the author. There is much I have to learn about my environment and God’s creation. And, frankly, the times I feel closest to God are when I am in God’s creation, experiencing the awe of a wide ravine, the beauty of the gentle brook, and the like.
Posted by J.W. Wartick | April 19, 2015, 10:08 AMReblogged this on Talmidimblogging.
Posted by Vincent S Artale Jr | April 20, 2015, 6:25 AMThanks!
Posted by J.W. Wartick | April 20, 2015, 8:17 AMYou’re very welcome!
Posted by Vincent S Artale Jr | April 20, 2015, 8:49 AM