Good news for all?

Serve God Save The Planet is a new book by J. Matthew Sleeth, MD. I think it asks an important question: Shouldn't the gospel be good news for all creation?

Let me just say right up front this is not a tree hugger book. It's about stewardship and treading lightly on the environment God meant to sustain us, our children and future generations. It's an invitation to a simpler and more fulfilling life.

How does my work, rest, play and Sabbath day effect both my immediate surroundings and the sea level on the coast of Haiti?

The author has some very interesting views on modern medicine, especially for a former purveyor of it. How much money should we spend to prolong life? In the United States $5,000.00 healthcare dollars are spent annually on average for every man, woman and child. The average life span for a woman in US: 79. $500.00 is spent annually in Mexico for every man, woman and child. The average life span for a Mexican woman: 76.

What about population growth? Can the current rate be sustained on an earth we can add no land mass to?

Here's an interesting one: If every household in the United States changed their five most used lights to use the long lasting energy saving bulbs: twenty-one power plants could immediately shut down.

Pick this book up. It's well worth your time and is filled with real and practical ways to "tread lightly".