Even though I'm 20 plus years beyond my undergraduate years, I am still learning so much thanks in part to the education my children are recieving.When I was in school, recycling and protecting the planet wasn't taught. I went to a small private school and I'm sure there were lessons here and there about taking care of God's creation, but not in parallel to the modern day public schools teaching about Earth Day. As we've become more knowledgeable about our world, we've come to see how our carbon footprint is affecting the world we live in and the one we will leave to future generations.
When my children first starting attending the public school and being taught about recycling and protecting the earth, I will admit I thought it was a bunch of man centered hog wash and so I rebelled and poo pooed it with my children.
I still believe the public schools teaching about the earth is man centered, but they do give us a good launching point to start a conversation with our kids. It's our responsibility to step up to the plate and take it one step further and talk about God's view of taking care of the earth. And, oh He does have something to say!
"God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good." (Genesis 1:31)
Earlier this year, I came across this link to a question and answer time with John Piper. It has changed my view of how I look at Earth Day. I see now that it is a matter of loving mankind, which is not an option according to God. I would encourage you to take five minutes and listen to it yourself and then talk to your kids about it; giving them the biblical reason as to why we as Christians are to protect our planet.
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