God Doesn’t Do Waste
by Dave Bookless
GoodBookStall Review:
A multi-layered book. On one level it is the story of how a derelict waste tip in Southall became Minet Country Park, and how the Christian environmentalist group A Rocha came to the UK, but it is also the story of the awakening of the Bookless family to the fact the God loves and sorrows for His entire creation, not just mankind, and what they felt led to do about it. Their ideas have not always been greeted with enthusiasm and agreement – they have faced accusations of jumping on a worldly band-wagon and failing to put people first as Jesus did, but Dave Bookless remains entirely convinced that he has the mind of Christ in this. Any hubris, however, is more than balanced by his honest account of his own character flaws, the drawbacks, difficulties and strains of the greener life, and the reverses the family has suffered as they attempt to pursue it while inspiring others to do the same. Ultimately the message is to respect all that God has made – ourselves, each other, and everything He has given us to be stewards of, because sooner or later we will have to account for our stewardship. A sobering thought.
Reviewer: Diane Morrison (23/08/10)
A multi-layered book. On one level it is the story of how a derelict waste tip in Southall became Minet Country Park, and how the Christian environmentalist group A Rocha came to the UK, but it is also the story of the awakening of the Bookless family to the fact the God loves and sorrows for His entire creation, not just mankind, and what they felt led to do about it. Their ideas have not always been greeted with enthusiasm and agreement – they have faced accusations of jumping on a worldly band-wagon and failing to put people first as Jesus did, but Dave Bookless remains entirely convinced that he has the mind of Christ in this. Any hubris, however, is more than balanced by his honest account of his own character flaws, the drawbacks, difficulties and strains of the greener life, and the reverses the family has suffered as they attempt to pursue it while inspiring others to do the same. Ultimately the message is to respect all that God has made – ourselves, each other, and everything He has given us to be stewards of, because sooner or later we will have to account for our stewardship. A sobering thought.
Reviewer: Diane Morrison (23/08/10)
