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 …
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 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 …
For nearly a year now, I’ve had the privilege of living and working in Grand Canyon National Park. In late June, I was among some 1,100 attendees participating in one of the four nights of the 24th annual Grand Canyon Star Party. Astronomers from across the country, operating nearly 50 telescopes that were set up behind …
Continue reading "The End of Night? From The Starry, Starry Night to the Overpowering Street Light"
I'm looking forward, with great excitement, to next Monday's interview with Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night. The cover of his book notes that: "A brilliantly starry night is one of nature's most thrilling wonders. Yet in our world of nights as bright as day, most of us no longer experience true darkness. …
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Louie Giglio's Mashup of Stars and Whales Praising God...click on the YouTube link and stay with the video all the way through. It will minister to you in the depths of your soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zWKm-LZWm4&feature=share Psalm 148: Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise Him in the heights above. Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, …
Continue reading "Praise God All You Shining Stars and Great Sea Creatures"
A couple of posts ago, I wrote about having been visited by a deer mouse. The little one had taken up residence under our refrigerator and had demonstrated extraordinary boldness, approaching me one morning again and again. Until... Mac and Molly, our two Old English Sheepdogs emerged from the bedroom, raced toward me and tussled …
The day started with a white-out with the canyon completely obscured from view. Then, in--what seemed to be just moments--the fog dropped and settled below the rim. As noted on Twisted Sifter: "The phenomenon is known as ‘temperature inversion’ where warm air acts as a lid to seal cool air near the ground, trapping fog …
I'm still struggling to overcome the Internet connectivity issues here at Grand Canyon that have prevented me from posting on this blog in recent weeks. I have hundreds of photographs to share and have been working on stories about the geological features, wildlife, hiking trails, and human history of this Natural Wonder of the World. …
“I think that travel comes from some deep urge to see the world, like the urge that brings up a worm in an Irish bog to see the moon when it is full.” – Lord Dunsany
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