Join the Creation Care Subcommittee as we read and discuss the book Coming Home to Earth by Pastor Mark Brocker this January and February. This book helps us to ground our need to care for the earth in our faith in God and our theology of heaven. When we believe that we experience eternal life here on earth, we realize that we must sustain the earth for all eternity. Zoom studies are held on Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. January 12 – February 16th.
Here’s a description of the book from Amazon: “As a young Norwegian Lutheran teenager in rural Wisconsin, Brocker lay awake one night worrying whether he believed in Jesus enough to get to heaven. This getting-to-heaven anxiety reflected an excessive focus on individual salvation and a loss of concern for the well-being of the Earth community. A faith journey that leaves Earth behind is misguided. Ever since those early teen years Brocker has been on a journey to come home to Earth. Coming Home to Earth makes the case that there is no salvation apart from Earth and that Earth care is at the core of our identity and mission as followers of Jesus. The ecological consequences of a loss of concern for the well-being of Earth have been devastating. Brocker is especially concerned to determine what will motivate followers of Jesus to make radical changes in our way of life so that we can participate in the healing of wounded Earth and all of its inhabitants, both human and nonhuman. We are far more likely to make needed sacrifices for our fellow creatures if we share God's delight in and affection for them, and cherish Earth as our home.”
