Water and the Bible

Given the importance of water to all of life’s processes, it’s not surprising to discover how often water, water imagery, and water symbolism appear in the Bible. What surprises many, however, is the depth of understanding about the physical nature … Continue reading »

Nature and Worship

I’m enjoying a new book on our relationship to the natural world: Living With Other Creatures: Green Exegesis and Theology by Richard Bauckham.  Bauckham, an evangelical Cambridge theologian, is a fellow in the British Academy and the Royal Society of … Continue reading »

Is It Really Hopeless?

I used to be a member of the Audubon Society—in large part in order to receive the always enjoyable Audubon magazine.  My membership, of course, also gave me access to the local society meetings, which I attended for a while.  … Continue reading »

Ordering Our Priorities

At long last, the evangelical ship seems to be swinging around on the issue of environmental degradation being a legitimate concern for Christians.  A few years ago Christianity Today magazine conducted an Internet poll in response to this question: “Should … Continue reading »

What Did God Make it For?

George MacDonald, the 19th century writer who C. S. Lewis called his mentor, wrote a great deal about possessions. One of his thoughts that has stuck with me is this one from his wonderful novel What’s Mine’s Mine (edited and … Continue reading »