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“Any error about creation also leads to an error about God.” – Thomas Aquinas

So I'm compiling a list of things that you can do, for free, to begin to educate the church that I go to in living a green life. I want to back up these ideas with statistics on what one person can do to help. If anyone has any ideas, please leave comments! I'll post my works in progress once I start the list.

Also, I'm pretty excited that our church is adopting a street to clean up (www.keepaustinbeautiful.org). We picked a pretty prominent local street near the church and we will be one of two Christian churches in Austin that is adopting a street. Many of the other streets are adopted by schools, UT, St. Ed's, Buddhist Churches, the Atheist Society and the Unitarian Universalists. I think it's important that churches do show concern for their community and help in this area. I also think it's going to be a lot of fun to get out there and clean (only 4 times a year) and show our community that were are going to take the initiative to change. Yay!

Also, the recycling program at our church is going to begin soon. Stay tuned for how that one goes!

I love to see things actually change - this is pretty exciting!

"We must care for creation because God is the Creator and all creation praises him. When we destroy creation we allow the destruction of that which praises God. We need to actively care for the creation for the sake of God and his love for creation, for the sake of the poor, God’s non–human creatures, future generations, and the world. We also need to care for creation for our own sake; it is our God–given human task. When we do not care for the earth, we are depriving ourselves of something we were created for. This should not be a burden but rather a gift. God has given this gift of earth–keeping to all humans, and he is calling the Church to live this out in beautiful and imaginative ways by the power of the risen Christ in us. May we be a people of humility who pray and seek God’s face, and may he heal us and the land." - Matthew Sleeth