At the Intersection of Theology, Nature, and the Arts
Today's entry in the Our Daily Bread devotional begins with this: "I have always enjoyed the wit and insight of Peanuts creator, Charles Schulz. One of my favorite cartoons drawn by him appeared in a book about young people in the church. It shows a young man holding a Bible as he tells a friend …
Continue reading "Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa Preparing to Reopen"
The article to which I'm linking here reminded me, in the midst of all the MeToos, to celebrate and give thanks for all the "good men" who have used their strength to stand between me and those who would have harmed me. Good men who put themselves at great physical risk to protect me or …
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I'm linking here to a lament over what is true of all too many churches. It begins with the author’s recollection of a pastor who, in the course of his sermon, said he was discussing things he didn’t understand. Worse, he seemed to have made no attempt to get a grip on the Word and …
Continue reading "Linking to and Reflecting upon a Lament about Anti-Intellectualism in the Church"
I had the pleasure this week of visiting with some of the birds that are under the care of the Cape Fear Raptor Center in Rocky Point, North Carolina. The organization educates the public on the importance of these extraordinary creatures and provides rehabilitation services to injured raptors with the goal of releasing them back to their natural habitats. …
My photograph, Shrimper off Topsail, will be on display at the State of the Art, Art of the State exhibition at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina from Oct. 8 to July 8.
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