By Simon Stuart. As the birds accompany her on her journey from grief to hope, Ellis weaves in reflections on almost all of life. She gives us thoughtful insights to being a wife, mom, pastor, daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend – always in a way that rings true. She muses on the character of God, the state of the church and society, and much more, with great wisdom.
By Gerry Koning. At his death, the second Adam, Christ, was unclothed except for the crown of thorns he wore to the cross. These thorns seem to signify that, along with humanity’s sins, Jesus also bore the curse of creation.
From the ecoChristian podcast with Caleb Cray Haynes. What is the deal with our beliefs around the end times and how does that affect how we think about climate change and biodiversity loss? Here we’re joined by Ben Lowe of A Rocha USA to talk about his research on this very topic!
By Tristy Osbon. Wilderlands proactively works to protect Australia’s biodiversity forever, one square meter at a time, presenting conservation and protection as a viable path for sellers and buyers…
By Nick Davis. The Chain Pipefish represents a valuable opportunity for conservation research due to its data-deficient status and the limited understanding of its ecology in the Indian River Lagoon. This lack of data is particularly concerning given the ongoing degradation of the pipefish’s habitat, which may threaten its presence in the lagoon.
By Rev. David Schoenknecht.
There’s nothing quite like the twilight crescendo of a million humming mosquitos to make you forget the roaring of urban traffic. The morning mist that rises silently between rocky islets stills the soul. The clarity of water that’s potable without treatment refreshes the spirit. The sudden appearance of a summer squall—with no apps to predict its coming—and then the swift parting of its ragged clouds like a curtain to reveal the Milky Way restores our wonder.
By Ecologist Rick Lindroth, for Biologos. “Nature connection is fundamentally important for our spiritual health. Rick writes, “what the Christian community has largely failed to realize is that in distancing ourselves from nature, we are distancing ourselves from God…”
by Michaela Stenerson and Madeline Padgett The Bracted twistflower, Streptanthus bracteatus, is a species of annual flowering plant in the mustard family Brassicaceae that is native and endemic to only five counties in Central Texas. The plant was ...
From RAW Mission, by Frontiers UK, with Dr. Robert Sluka, once a missionary with Frontiers in the Maldive Islands, where his love for oceans, ocean people and marine biology all combined.
Bob and Matt discuss integral mission and how caring for the environment is very much part of our biblical mandate and God’s heart for the poor.
Beside the coiling whip of Bull Creek, three A Rocha interns waded through thorns, making war against the Glossy Privet. As we heaved our shoulders against vines and viper-green barbs, we brandished our weapons: a red flip-saw for hacking, a hawkbill knife for slitting trunks, and a weed-wrench for dragging saplings headfirst from the soil…