by Don Gordon | Aug 22, 2022 | Opinion
God set forth a difficult task for the Hebrew people in Jeremiah 29:5-7: “Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters … seek the welfare of the city” (NRSV). Why is this a challenging and extraordinary...
by Don Gordon | Jul 8, 2022 | Opinion
The Supreme Court of the United States decided against the EPA in West Virginia v. The Environmental Protection Agency on June 30, 2022. At issue was the EPA’s ability to regulate and set stricter standards on fossil fuel-emitting industrial plants without...
by Don Gordon | Apr 22, 2022 | Opinion
As we celebrate Earth Day 2022, I want to tell you about a beautiful part of God’s creation I recently experienced. Last week, I explored the beauty of God’s creation in Islamorada, a village of islands 18 miles long on the Florida Keys. Wanting to see the natural...
by Don Gordon | Nov 2, 2021 | Opinion
The United Kingdom is hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). Initially scheduled for last year, it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Global leaders gathered on Oct. 31 in Glasgow, Scotland, and will be discussing the global...
by Don Gordon | Apr 19, 2021 | Opinion
My life changed forever on July 7, 1988, when I became a father to a baby girl. We named her Sarah, and I became acutely aware of my responsibility for another human being. This was, at times, exhausting, when you had to stay up all night with a colicky baby, and...
