The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the...
Gloria Dei Caring for Creation 2020 Update on Energy Use Reduction Projects
When the COVID-19 shutdown occurred, Gloria Dei locked its doors, turned off the boilers and shut off all unnecessary electricity demands. Beverly Sargent, Director of Finance and Administration, and Clayton Gardner, new-to-GDLC Maintenance Supervisor, quickly noted that we were not seeing energy cost reductions as anticipated and dug in. With...
Caring 4 Creation: Reuse and Repair
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will. ~ Romans 12:2 When Earth was created, God entrusted us as its stewards...
Learning About Our Environment
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out. ~ Proverbs 18:15 When Earth was created, God entrusted us as its stewards and calls us to care for it and each other in all our actions. When we make environmentally-wise choices we are...
Energy Efficiency at Home
The heavens are yours, the earth is also yours; the world and all that is in it - you have founded them. ~ Psalms 89:1 When Earth was created, God entrusted us as its stewards and calls us to care for it and each other in all our actions. When...
Creation Care
God first created Earth, and then created humankind. And the first task to humankind was to see that God’s creation was good and to care for it - to till and keep the Garden of Eden, and to care for the plants and animals on all the land and sea....