Creation and the Environment

There is a great deal of talk in the media these days about global warming. It is said to be a crisis. The change in the climate is blamed on pollution caused by humanity's careless actions. 

Indeed, it is very important that we take care of the well being of the earth. That is our part as the head of God's creation (Genesis 1:26-31). No person with a sound mind would deny that pollution is bad, and that it ought to be eliminated.

However, much of the hype surrounding the global warming crisis is just that - hype. Recorded history shows that climate conditions are cyclical. For example there was the Medieval Warm Period which was followed by the Little Ice Age. 

Interestingly, the Little Ice Age is responsible for the popularization of beer over wine. Vineyards didn't do so well during that period, making wine more expensive than beer. 

It is also thought that the Stradivarius stringed instruments, crafted during the Little Ice Age, owe their tonal quality to the affect of climate cooling on the trees. 

Now perhaps the earth is cycling into another warm period. And so what? In the 1970's everyone was blabbering up a storm about the global cooling crisis.  

Ever since the Flood, the climate has been going through cycles of change. So while it is important for humans to care for God's creation, the global warming crisis is largely a political fabrication. It is a ruse to scare folks into voting a certain way.

As for me, I have little to no confidence in any political party, or humanity for that matter. I only have faith in Jesus the Creator. And I try to follow His teachings. And so I care about the environment. And I try to do my part as a caretaker of God's creation.