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I believe the key element in our recovering the lost theology of beauty—a loss that is evident in our often insensitive and utilitarian approach to the natural world—is to recognize that the beauty of the created world is evidence of … Continue reading »

When Heaven Meets Earth poignantly documents the culture changing possibilities when reasoned biblical faith is wedded with responsible ecological stewardship …” – Hutz H. Hertzberg, Ph.D., Executive Pastor, The Moody Church Here’s a wonderful resource for your church, home school, … Continue reading »

Sunday, April 22, will be the 42th Earth Day.  I celebrated the 1st one in 1970 with the then typical “conservative” scoffing.  I celebrated the 20th one in 1990 manning a booth for my fledgling organization, the Christian Nature Federation, … Continue reading »

Theologians have historically categorized the Bible and nature as “two books,” which when read side by side combine to reveal the God of creation. The first book, comprised of the inspired Scriptures of the Jewish and Christian faith, is called … Continue reading »

From the establishment of the biblical canon early in church history, Christians have believed that the Bible is not a book for the church, but the book for the world. The past two millennia have more or less confirmed this—the … Continue reading »

If I had my druthers, I’d live in a house with a large back deck that overlooks a wooded marsh with some open water. I could spend my waning years taking in the cycle of seasons and observing the wildlife … Continue reading »

An important question for you: If you were flying in a bush plane in Alaska, and the plane went down, and you were the sole survivor, and were relatively uninjured, and were three hundred miles from the nearest inhabited place, … Continue reading »

A number of years ago I was invited to be a part of a “caring for creation” conference at the Vineyard Church in Boise, Idaho. Though I’ve spoken to small groups at colleges and churches for several years on the … Continue reading »

In a world of constant change—politics, economics, decay, jobs, cultural shift, hardware, software, means of communication—I HAVE to go outdoors. My point-seven-two-mile walk to and from work provides me at least a small daily dose of staying in touch with … Continue reading »

A couple years ago I wandered out to a nearby neglected orchard on one of those necessary ugly days of transition from winter to spring in America’s North Country: rain and snow mixed in chilled air just above freezing and … Continue reading »