Mark 16:15, Preach to All Creation

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation…”

//Some time ago, I asked in a blog post whether or not the animal kingdom was part of “God’s creation.” Today I offer this verse in Mark. St. Francis of Assisi, you may recall, took this commission literally, preaching to birds, crickets, bees, wolves. Was the guy nuts, or are the animals part of God’s creation as well?The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, says Psalm 24.

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