August 29, 2006

Doug's Birthday

Today is Susan's dad's birthday.

August 27, 2006

Hope College?

This weekend we went to see off Susan's sister Nicole to college. She is going to HOPE. We are really happy for her, even though we are both alums of a different college. Here are some pictures we took from the parents picnic on Saturday.

She's so happy to be a 'Flying Dutchwoman'


Nicole uses the map to help us find our way back to her dorm.

Best wishes Nicole!!!

August 23, 2006

A Great Movie

I received this information in an email this morning. Check out the web site for more details.

Is GLOBAL WARMING a moral issue?

"The Great Warming," sweeps around the world to show the wide ranging effects of global warming, reveal show climate change is affecting us all, and shows the growing public concern about climate change. This film presents an accurate picture of the challenge facing God's gracious gift of creation.

www.thegreatwarming.com

Film screening September 18, 7 pm
Wealthy Street Theatre
Suggested donation $5 (students $2)
Panel discussion 8 pm
Contact Kate Kooyman for more information,
kate(at)cg-strategies(dot)com

It has been called "the best film about global warming ever produced.”

Panelists include:
·ICCF president Jonathan Bradford
·RCA general secretary Wes Granberg-Michaelson
·Calvin biology professor David Dornbos
·GR Environmental Protection director Corky Overmyer

August 10, 2006

An Inconvenient Truth

A few weeks back we went to see the recent documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" with some friends of ours. It was an interesting film regardless of your political views. To see some of the images presented was shocking. It may seem to some like this whole issue is made up and that no one really is buying it. Fine, you can have your opinions, and I will hold to mine. But I am led to believe that whether you believe changes in climate are happening or not we have a responsibility to use our natural resources wisely. Using less electricity, gasoline, and creating less waste are simple ways to conserve and save what we have been given.

One simple thing anyone can do (and it saves money) is to switch the five most used light bulbs in your house for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs. These bulbs use less energy to light, and last 10 times longer. If everyone would change the most used bulb in there house "it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road" (www.energystar.gov).

For other energy saving advice look at the Sierra Club's list.

-JB