• Is Caring for the Earth Pagan?

  • Losing Our Joy in Nature

  • Nature's Divine Show

  • The Comforting Rod and Staff

  • Is Anybody There?

Is Caring for the Earth Pagan?

From Dean Ohlman on February 18, 2013

Because the earth is an object of worship for many of those given to New Age beliefs and other modern forms of pantheism, it’s logical for them to demonstrate devoted concern for the earth. That’s all they feel they have … Continue reading »

Losing Our Joy in Nature

From Dean Ohlman on October 15, 2012

In Pollution And The Death Of Man: The Christian View Of Ecology, published over forty years ago, Francis Schaeffer recounted that Charles Darwin near the end of his life found that two things had become dull to him: his joy … Continue reading »

Nature’s Divine Show

From Dean Ohlman on September 20, 2012

Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. (Romans 1:20) I’ve often used this verse and its context … Continue reading »

The Comforting Rod and Staff

From Dean Ohlman on September 17, 2012

October and November are ideal months for finding hiking sticks in the Michigan woods.  And as the photo indicates, I’ve done that many times!  I think there are about 60 of them resting on our garage rafters where I put … Continue reading »

Is Anybody There?

From Dean Ohlman on August 11, 2012

  Last year (on August 8, 2011) National Public Radio had a program on evangelicals who where questioning the existence of a literal Adam and Eve, given the rather new widespread acceptance of man’s origin via evolution in Christian colleges and universities.  … Continue reading »

Ambling

Doug Fir and the Chocolate Chip Tree

In Washington’s Deception Pass State Park are several awe-inspiring specimens of the chief timber trees of the Pacific Northwest from Northern California to Alaska. It was my pleasure to observe and pat the flanks of several of these a couple … Continue reading »

Old Man’s Beard

Over the past month I’ve traveled from the land of “old man’s beard” west to the land of “old man’s beard” east. “Old man’s beard” is the common name given to the hairy lichen that grows on trees along the … Continue reading »

How I Lost My Driving Rights

I’ll bet there are a hundred good hiking sticks in that patch of woods.” “Look along the fencerows there; it looks like the red-winged blackbirds are back.” “Boy, those blue jays are really in a dogfight with that hawk.” “That … Continue reading »

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