I tend to not get very political on my blog. Okay, I don’t get political at all. So let me just say up front that in introducing this book giveaway, I have no desire to get into a heated political debate. Nope, not interested.

What I am interested in, however, is good stewardship. And as a Christian, I believe that God wants us to be good stewards of the amazing and beautiful planet He created for us to inhabit. Regardless of our stance on the climate change issue, if we believe God created the earth, we have to deal with how He wants us to function as residents of it.

The trouble is, in the midst of the political muck and mire, it’s hard to know exactly what that means and how we can live it out. Sure, I turn off the lights when I leave a room, I use energy-efficient appliances, I lug my newspapers, magazines, and catalogs to the recycling receptacles down the road. But what more can I do? Should I do? What is my responsibility when it comes to caring for God’s creation?

Waterbrook Press recently offered me two copies of Gardening Eden by Michael Abbaté — one to read and one to give away. Read on to find out more.

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Before I tell you about this week’s giveaway from Bethany House, let me announce the winners of last week’s books:

The winner of Word Gets Around is:

Comment #5: shelly

And the winner of The Mighty Queens of Freeville is:

Comment #15: Lisa writes…

Congratulations!

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Here’s how the giveaways during Spring Reading Thing 2009 work:

Every Thursday, I post about a new book that’s up for grabs (some weeks, there will be more than one book!). If it sounds like a book you’d like and you want to be eligible to win it, just leave a comment on the post and I’ll put your name in the virtual hat. I’ll leave the post open for comments until the following Wednesday at noon. I’ll then randomly pick a commenter and announce that person as the winner when I put up the next giveaway.

Also, I apologize to any international readers, but these giveaways are only open to readers in the U.S. or Canada.

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I’m very happy to share the bonus book giveaway I have for this week. Hachette Book Group has generously offered 5 copies of a brand new novel by a best-selling author:

First Family by David Baldacci

Read on to find out more.

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