We're back because you asked. This is Dr. Anita Phillips and I have with me today

Bridget all the way from Ireland. Welcome Bridgett. Thank you. Thank you so much

for having me Dr. Anita. Oh I'm excited. Tell the listener. Thank you family. We've lived in Dublin, Ireland for a year and a half and you know we're just open to

what God has in store for us here and the blessings that he has for us. We're really appreciating

this time.

Oh, well, I'm excited that in the light has made it all the way to Ireland.

That's really cool.

And I can't wait to hear your questions.

So what are you thinking? what's on your mind today?

Well, this past year has had many people refocusing their life

and specifically slowing down

because it was forced in some cases.

Bibically speaking,

like I rarely hear about caring for a fragile, precious earth

that God's blessed us with,

and it really disheartens me. So my question is why is Christianity

for getting our interconnection with the planet?

That is a tremendously good question because of all the ideas that it brings up.

I always look to culture first when we are interacting with scripture because we don't come to

scripture as a blank slate. We bring our view of the world with us to our

Bibles, right? That's why different people have different favorite verses and I always talk about how someone's favorite scripture is usually a window into their personality because we bring ourselves to the book, right?

Yes. The role of nature and the view of the relationship between humanity and the earth is seated

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