“. . . the Gospel’s good news of redemption applies to the earth, as well as the earthling . . . .”

—Dr. R. H. Meneilly, Village Church, June 14, 1992.

“. . Hear me! This is your Mother Earth speaking. You are abusing me disgracefully . . . .”

—Dr. R. H. Meneilly, Village Church, April 22, 1990

“The destruction of a species of God’s Creation is . . . like tearing a page out of Scripture.”

—Paul Gorman, Executive Director, National Religious Partnership for the Environment,

“For too long, we have glorified the Creator while crucifying the creation . . . .”

—from the introduction of the study guide for the video “The Greening of Faith”

We should think of our resources not as having been left to us by our parents, but as having been loaned to us by our children.

—a Kenyan proverb.

"We are called to assist the earth, to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own -- indeed, to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty, and wonder." 

—Wangari Maathai, Kenyan Environmentalist and winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize

“When it comes to loving our neighbor, we should remember we all live upwind and upstream from someone else—both in time and place.”