Davis used passages from Psalms 36 and 65 to illustrate how inseparable the "human heart and spirit is from the well-being of the physical world."

"While the Old Testament is not an ecological tract," said Davis, "it offers indispensable insight into the sources of our current ecological crisis… Jeremiah and other biblical writers saw the inevitable connection between the human heart and the state of the world… the Bible can be a source of healing in our present crisis, for both our hearts and our beleaguered planet."

Davis pointed out that to be fully human, as God intended, mankind must remember the unity of biological life, man's place among creatures—"creatures among countless creatures"—and man's interdependency with the soil. "Because we have no life apart from the health of soil and water," said Davis, "we must care for them as one would care for a beloved family member."

The Very Rev. Ian Markham, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary said, "It is our obligation to safeguard and preserve this remarkable world that God has given us. We are deeply grateful for the generosity and vision of the Kreitler family, for the hope that this lecture series provides, and for the availability of the recently-announced Kreitler Environmental Scholarships.  Combined together, these initiatives will inspire a strong sense of environmental stewardship in our students and in our Church."

The Kreitler Environmental Fund, established at VTS in 2006, aims to empower clergy and the church with a strong environmental ethic in order to help conserve and preserve the environment. The fund was created by Peter Gwillim Kreitler (VTS '69), his wife Catharine B. Kreitler, brother Jay Kreitler, and friends, in memory of John (Jack) Henry Kreitler and Muriel (Billie) Gwillim Kreitler, the parents of Peter and Jay.

On April 11, 2008, through the Kreitler Environmental Fund, the Kreitler Environmental Scholarships were established to provide financial assistance for Virginia Seminary students to participate in significant events related to the environment in order to enhance student's appreciation and stewardship of the environment through informed theological beliefs.