Sustainable Lifestyles
Sustainable Lifestyles
“We all need to make a complete, radical and honest audit of our lifestyles, their impact on the poor and on the planet and ask God to pinpoint where we should start making changes.”
Changing our personal lifestyles is essential if we’re to worship God with heart, soul, mind and strength – and love our neighbours as ourselves. ‘
In his book Planetwise (IVP), Dave Bookless admitted this has been a slow, ongoing process in his own family. But they’ve simply tried to put their faith into practice, and sought to make changes as they’ve become aware of issues. ‘Because we’re a family,’ he said, ‘it’s been a process of joint discussion and decisions, with our children playing a full part – sometimes challenging us to go faster, and at other times reluctant to give up their favourite luxuries.’
As a result of his journey, Dave set up an initiative called Living Lightly, which continues today on the A Rocha UK website. Planet-saving tips are shared on a range of lifestyle issues – from church to workplace and garden to travel.
Here is a website to challenge us to live sustainably as an integral part of our Christian faith: