Reading about fighting global warming and the most effective way to do so in the paper today, was a reminder that we are managers of the world of God. The Bible calls it stewardship. (The Northern Advocate, Saturday, July 6, 2019)

I also remember an ad I saw not long ago. The advertisement says that our climate loves our forests and that we should love our forests as well.

We are told that dangerous climate change is caused by carbon dioxide gas and that carbon dioxide gas is produced by industries and vehicles. The ad tells me also that trees not only reabsorb carbon but also safely lock it up in solid wood.

Research shows that not lifestyle changes are the most effective ways to fight cut carbon dioxide gas emissions, but planting trees. It is the trees, especially young trees, which take carbon dioxide out of the air.

As Christians we have three tasks:

There is first of all Evangelism.

Secondly loving our neighbor.

Thirdly we are made to manage the world of God.

I have heard a lot about Evangelism in the past and doing deeds of mercy, but not a lot about the “cultural mandate”. (Given to us by God at Creation.)

But I am glad that that has changed.