At the Intersection of Theology, Nature, and the Arts
Six sea turtles were returned to the ocean off Topsail Island, North Carolina, this morning after having been healed of illness or injury by the staff and volunteers of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. One by one, in slings or in the arms of caregivers, Camper, Coldie, October, River, Simon and Theodore …
I’ve just come in the door after having had a very disturbing conversation with the owner of a pesticide franchise. On my morning walk here in North Carolina, I came upon two men, wearing chemical packs on their backs, spraying a tree. I motioned my desire to chat with them and one man turned and …
Acts 1:1-11; Acts 2:1-13 Pentecost Right after World War II, a U.S. Army officer and his wife were stationed in Japan. The country had been devastated by the war. The economy was in shambles. Unemployment approached 60%. People came to the army wife’s door daily looking for work. One man said he could do wonders …
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Walking the Way: A pilgrimage through France and Spain in an ancient tradition thriving in a modern world. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/05/the-way/george-photography
If you’ve been hunkering down in the saltshaker, it’s time to be shaken out. There’s a world that needs to be made fresh and healthy; a world that needs to be seasoned with the Word that preserves; a world that needs to be reminded of what it means to live with moral purpose and decency; …
I am a dyed-in-the-wool New Englander. I’ve often used that expression over the years without ever knowing its origin and I never thought to ask other dyed-in-the-wool New Englanders why we refer to ourselves as such. I’d read, at some point, that the expression means “thorough-going and uncompromising” but it wasn’t until today that I …
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As many of us are chilled just now by a "deep freeze," I thought our cold folks--as well as those in warmer climes--might wish to sit a bit in the "green lap of nature": We should be better Christians if we were more alone; we should do more if we attempted less, and spent more time …
I've launched a new website (http://www.dfghailsonphotography.com) through which my nature photographs may be viewed and purchased. I hope you'll visit, like what you see, and return often to see what's new. I've also opened new Twitter (https://twitter.com/hailsonphoto) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dfghailsonphotography) accounts. I have been blessed in being able to spend delight-filled days recording, through my camera’s …
"The North American Waterbird Conservation Plan considers Little Blue Herons a species of High Concern owing to declining populations. Habitat loss and human-caused changes in local water dynamics pose the most serious threats to regional populations. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act as well as state wildlife laws protect herons from harassment, killing, or collecting. However, …
I apologize for the long break since my last post. In the interim, we moved from Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, where I’d been serving as an instructor/guide with the Grand Canyon Field Institute, to Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. We’ve settled in to our spot in the rear of the property at …
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