REPURPOSED FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS
The Hanford site in Washington state produced nearly two-thirds of the plutonium used in the Manhattan project in World War 2. It was decommissioned in 1960, and clean-up efforts began in the 1980s. And now the Department of Energy is including the site in its Cleanup to Clean Energy initiative. Late last month, plans were announced to build a gigawatt-scale solar farm on the site, converting a facility that once made radioactive plutonium for nuclear bombs to one that creates carbon-free, sustainable energy for local communities.
REGENERATED FROM UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
Our text this week is a passage from Paul’s letter to Titus. The apostle draws a stark contrast between the toxic behaviors anyone demonstrates before they are introduced to the love and kindness of the Savior. When Jesus pours the Holy Spirit out on us in salvation, we are washed, renewed, and reborn and given the hope of eternal life.
Questions
- What’s the biggest industrial clean-up project you know of?
- In what ways were you washed and renewed when you came to Christ?
- How should we think about unsaved people who behave in toxic or ungodly ways?
