In the last two weeks A Rocha Santa Barbara has hosted several visitors. Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, Chair of the International Trustees, and Tom Rowley, Executive Director of A Rocha USA came to be part of a presentaiton to a local land owner about conservation proposal we made as well as a public lecture the following night. Ben Lowe, author of “Green Revolution” was here for a very short visit. Lastly, Karen Steensma, Professor of Biology at Trinity Western University in Canada will visit us tomorrow for a quick tour and update on our local projects.

Each visitor has brought a unique perspective to our local projects. Including our next joint garden project with Grace Luthern Church and Habitat For Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County scheduled to take place April 4. More info about this project to come.

I asked several people to submit their list of favorite creation care books and received a wide range of responses. Let us know your favorite book(s) on the topic.

“Our Father’s World” by Ed Brown
“The Creation” by E.O. Wilson
“Collapse” by Jared Diamond
“Art of the Commonplace:  The Agrarian Essays.” by Wendell Berry
“Serve God Save The Planet” by Matthew Sleeth
“Where Am I Wearing” by Kelsey Timmerman
“Kingfisher’s Fire” by Peter Harris
“Under The Bright Wings” by Peter Harris
“Green Revolution” by Ben Lowe (congratulations on the recent publication Ben!)
“Caring For Creation” Ed. Sarah Tillett (published by brf in the UK)
“Surprised by Hope” by N.T. Wright
“Hot, Flat, and Crowded” by Thomas Friedman
“Earth Trek” by Joanne Moyer et al (published by Herald Press)
“Heaven” by Randy Alcorn
“Planet Wise: Dare to Care for God’s World” by Dave Bookless (IVP)
“Earth Wise: A Biblical Response to Environmental Issues” by Calvin DeWitt
“Pollution and The Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology” by Francis Schaeffer

An interesting article about the growing “creation care” movement within Christian colleges and Universities. A Rocha’s own Ben Lowe is quoted. Go Ben!

Congratulations to A Rocha USA’s own Ben Lowe, Outreach Coordinator, on his upcoming book called, “Green Revolution: Coming Together to Heal Creation”.  It will be published by InterVarsity and released in March of 2009.  For more information about the book check out: http://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/book.pl/code=3624