Roots and Waves: Q&A with Florida Branches of Faith Coordinator Marie Korba
Part marine scientist, part wetlands biologist, and part Lebanese cook, Marie Korba shares about her journey to becoming a new staff member of A Rocha USA in Florida!
Connected by Water: Q&A with Lead Marine Scientist Dr. Bob Sluka
A man of many oceans, Dr. Bob Sluka shares about his worldwide diving travels, his love for manta rays, and a possible link between Metallica and creation care.
Finding Belonging in the Community of Creation
By Liuan Huska. Former intern Michaela Stenerson shares about her growing understanding of humanity’s place in the full community of creation.
Even the Smallest Creatures
By Liuan Huska. Nick Davis relates his journey in marine biology, from a land-locked upbringing in Indiana to his recent master’s thesis on the Chain Pipefish, one of God’s beloved creatures in the Indian River Lagoon.
Faith and the Shoreline: Dr. Bob Sluka and Horseshoe Crabs on World News
Bob Sluka shared with World News recently how our human activities have diminished the ability of creatures in the Indian River Lagoon to fully praise God.
Stormwater monitoring is a critical missing piece in restoring the Indian River Lagoon
By Dr. Jeffrey Greenberg. Monitoring contaminants at stormwater outfall sites is the missing piece to restoring the biodiversity and health of the Indian River Lagoon.
Faith, Learning, and Service in Action
By Sydney Houck. “A Rocha’s approach, integrating scientific work with a Christian worldview, showed me how deeply intertwined environmental stewardship is with a sense of moral and spiritual responsibility.”
Orchestra of the Sea: Preserving God’s Creatures in Kenya
By Dr. Robert Sluka. A dugong hadn’t been spotted in Kenya in a long time – but what was the big deal? I argued that these animals were one voice in the orchestra of creation praising God, and that protecting them and helping them thrive again was an important part of our Christian faith.
Creature Feature: The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica)
By Sydney Houck. A Rocha USA interns and A Rocha USA’s Lead Scientist, Dr. Robert Sluka, have volunteered with the Brevard Zoo to establish oyster reefs, collect data, and build gabions – wire cages filled with oyster shells, which Restore Our Shores uses to encourage the colonization of oysters.
Creation Care and Mission with Dr. Robert Sluka
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.