A health-food enthusiast was dominating conversation at a party. "I don''t eat food with additives, preservatives or anything that''s been sprayed," he said forcefully. "Nor do I eat anything with chemicals added to it."

"How do you feel?" asked an interested listener.

With a sad look on his face he replied, "Hungry!"

This morning we are dealing with a theme that is important to many of us and relevant to all of us--the stewardship of our environment.

The care of the earth is dear to God''s heart. It should be dear to ours as well. There are some wonderful truths found in Genesis about the care of the earth: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth...Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. And man became…