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Nature What is this "dominion" God has given us? As we enjoy His creation, are we being good caretakers? |
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The "Nature" piece of our Nature-Spirit-Expression slogan relates to all of God's creation, including us. All the earth is God's holy garden, I wrote in one of my poems. How we treat it matters. The translated "dominion" we are given in Genesis, and often use as free license to do whatever we selfishly want with the abundant resources, is really about stewardship. Think of it this way. If the owner of a huge estate decided to take a trip around the world, and put you totally in charge of (dominion over) everything, do you think he, or she, does not care if you kill off all his livestock, and any other animals on the estate. Or, if you cut down all the trees, bulldoze the meadows, and dump garbage into the ponds, lakes, and streams. The likelihood, when you were given "dominion," was it came with a reasonable expectation that you would actually take good care of all that was there for you to use, but also to watch over. And that when he, or she, returned, the estate would be found in as good, or better, condition than when it was placed into your hands. |
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Nature What is this "dominion" God has given us? As we enjoy His creation, are we being good caretakers? |
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All-Creatures.org Bible and Ecology Earth Ministry Eco-Justice Ministries Evangelical Environmental Network |
Let All Creation Praise Michigan Interfaith Power and Light Voices for Earth Justice Web of Creation |
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Birding For Beginners Discover The Forest Energy Star Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) FoodKeeper App Forest Service (USDA) Licensed Rehabilitators |
Michigan Department of Natural Resources National Park Service (U.S.) Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants Database Prevent Wildfires (Smokey Bear) U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Yosemite Nature Notes |
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Blandford Nature Center Eaton County Parks Environment Michigan (PIRGIM) Fenner Nature Center (Friends of Fenner) Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve Hart Animal Control Hidden Lake Gardens Kalamazoo Nature Center Michigan Agriculture Environmental Michigan Arbor Day Alliance Michigan Audubon |
Michigan Forest Association Michigan Nature Association Michigan Water Stewardship program Michigan Wildlife Conservancy Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy Oil & Water Don't Mix Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Sasha Farm Sierra Club Mackinac Chapter Wildflower Association of Michigan Woldumar Nature Center [The] Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale |
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350 African Wildlife Foundation Alliance to Save Energy American Bear Association American Forests American Green American Horticultural Society [The] American Society Animal Welfare Institute Appalachian Bear Rescue Black Bear Conservation Coalition Born Free USA Care2 Clean Water Action CMC Ocean Conservation International Coral Restoration Foundation Projects [The] Cousteau Society Defenders of Wildlife Discover The Forest Ducks Unlimited Earth 911 Earth Focus Earth Island Institute Earth Policy Institute Earth Share Earthjustice Ecologist [The] Elephant Sanctuary Environmental Defense Food & Water Watch Forest Stewardship Council Friends of Animals Friends Of The Earth [The] Gorilla Foundation Great Lakes Clean Water Organization Great Lakes Information Network Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Great Smoky Mountains Association Green America [The] Green Guide Greenpeace [The] Humane Society of the United States International Fund for Animal Welfare |
International Primate Protection League International Union for Conservation of Nature Jubilee Economics Lake Champlain Basin Program LakeNet [The] Merwin Conservancy MyClimate [The] National Arbor Day Foundation National Audubon Society National Forest Foundation National Geographic Society National Park Foundation National Wildlife Federation NWF eNature NativeEnergy Natural Resources Defense Council [The] Nature Conservancy North American Bear Center North Country Trail Association [The] Ocean Conservancy Oceanic Preservation Society [The] OneEarth Project Our Children's Trust Pheasants Forever Primarily Primates Public Lands Alliance Rainforest Alliance Save Our Environment Save The Redwoods League Sea Shepherd Conservation Society [The] Sierra Club Student Conservation Association Trees, Water & People Trout Unlimited Union of Concerned Scientists Urban Wildlife Rescue USA National Phenology Network Vital Ground Wild Ones [The] Wilderness Society Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Land Trust William Holden Wildlife Foundation World Animal Protection World Wildlife Fund |
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Reviewed 01/14/15 |
