I’m sitting on my couch finishing up my notes for tomorrow’s message, and it hit me that I left some resources off of the handout you’ll be receiving. If you’re looking ahead, these books have been of great interest to me lately. I recommend them to you for your home library.
Brian McLaren: A Generous Orthodoxy, Zondervan Publishing–the subtitle of this one is great: Why I am a Missional, Evangelical, Post/Protestant, Liberal/Conservative, Mystical/Poetic, Biblical, Charismatic/Contemplative, Fundamentalist/Calvinist, Anabaptist/Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Green, Incarnational, Depressed-Yet-Hopeful, Emergent, Unfinished Christian. Chock full of good stuff that goes well beyond the scope of creation care. This is a great book for who Northminster is and is becoming.
J. Matthew Sleeth: Serve God, Save the Planet: A Christian Call to Action, Chelsea Green Publishing–the foreword is by Rev. Richard Cizik with the National Association of Evangelicals. Cizik has taken a lot of heat from old-guard evangelical leadership for his strong views on climate change, human culpability, and the church’s call to act. This book would make a great small group study. I’m still working through it and have found it to be fascinating.
Alright, there’s some new info to tuck away for tomorrow. It’s a beautiful Saturday. Don’t be like me, hiding in front of the computer inside. Go outside and enjoy the day. The folks at church are still working in the garden and giving out vegetables, non-perishable food items, and the children’s homemade cupcakes. You’ve got another hour to go help out. The Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens are hosting Jammin’ in the Gardens back in the Children’s Garden from Noon-3:00 p.m. today. Live music, family fun, beautiful flower and vegetable gardens to explore. Take some quarters and sit and feed the fish and turtles. Blessings.
