I’ve learned that Jesus probably loves nature a whole lot more than I used to think He does. The Bible is loaded with verses that include nature or nature themes. And, after all, He was with God in the beginning when the heavens and earth were created.
How Does God Speak to Us? How About Through Hiking Machu Picchu
For us outdoor lovers, God often speaks to us in and through our experiences in nature. That’s what Emilie O’Connor found this summer when she hiked to Machu Picchu. God…
What the Bible Says about Creation
When most people think about the Bible and creation, what comes to mind is Genesis and the creation story: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth… (Genesis…
Life is Short: Enjoy God’s Magnificent Creation Often
We only have so much time on this earth, and within our life span. Only so much time that isn’t spent on basic life necessities. Let’s use some of that…
What does Jesus have to do with Nature?
There are things in our lives we tend to keep separate—like Jesus and nature. We don’t do it on purpose…it just happens until we start to rethink it. This Season…
Seeing God in Nature
“For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes—His eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship…” (Romans 1:20, Amplified Bible) God’s eternal…
Design and Beauty in Nature
Again I’ve been reminded of the incredible design and beauty in nature—because of reading Exodus (in the Bible). The last few chapters of Exodus describe God’s instructions to Moses about…
“Beauty is God’s Handwriting”
I love that—“Beauty is God’s handwriting.” It comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson. I haven’t been able to discover if it’s part of a larger poem, but the context is this…