“Every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the field are mine.” Psalm 50. Do we respect God’s Creation, the plants and animals that were created for this land long before we came here? Let’s be humble, leave …
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Planting a tree is an act of connection with the land that He placed into your stewardship. No less than fifty-six times the holy book teaches us about trees. The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life (Proverbs 11:30). But do not plant just any tree: plant the right trees in its right …
‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Mark 12:31 When a tree dies, it starts providing shelter. Where else would birds hide their chicks than in tree holes? Half of Florida’s birds – from wood peckers to wood ducks to owls – need dead trees to nest. And they are losing them. Dead wood is …
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The Bible gives us dominion over “over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth” (Gen. 1:26). That is a responsibility to care, not a permission to destroy. Do not use pesticides, period. Worried about fire ants? Yes, those are the only creature that may need to be poisoned, since they are invasive, not from …
Your yard can be a little haven for your four- and six-legged neighbors. And now imagine if your whole neighborhood turned into a piece of chirping, singing, fluttering, healthy Paradise! There is only one thing you need to do: talk about it. And why not start at your church. As A Roja suggests, you can …
