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“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 I spent some time last month working on a friends’ goat farm in central Asia. Finding radical joy One of the owners of the farm and I walked in the late evening sun, by […]
Creation, intimacy and culture I have had the convergent pleasure of meeting Jan Huijgens [1], reading L.T. Jeyachandran [2] and listening to Father Cristino Bouvette [3] over the last two weeks. I have written previously [4] on the reflection of the Creator in His creation and its restoration by Christ even as He restores you […]
As the sun rose and the mountains were revealed the goats came down. This kid had us smiling. Seeing God’s hand in all, including this snowy October morning on Windy Point, is such a blessing. – Photo by Dale YoungmanOur friend Meghan recently spoke of how the haze of forest fires blocks the sun, and hides […]
I want to tell you about this Good Earth, with the help of the Apollo 8 crew.I want to tell you about this Good Earth, with the help of the Apollo 8 crew. We did something that ended upshowing the earth and its peopleexactlyhow we existed where we arethat we were really here on Eartha […]
Richard Rohr says, Perhaps the primary example of our lack of attention to the Christ Mystery can be seen in the way we continue to pollute and ravage planet earth, the very thing we all stand on and live from. Science now appears to love and respect physicality more than most religion does! No wonder […]
What gift can a Christian bring to environmental discourse?? By God’s will, we exist. All created things exist. Think about this: everything we need – all 8 billion people and the myriad of other species – has already been created. Wondrous. The Spirit moved over the waters. Material comes from Spirit. That material provided all […]
Respecting neighbours in the environment includes God’s creation and the interests of the “other”. Photo by Dale Youngman taken north of Cynthia, Alberta.A Christian response to environmental challengesMany people are passionate about the environment, and Christians can bring important contributions to the environmental challenges we face. This is the first in a series of articles […]