by Rusty Pritchard The wiring is already there. The mental infrastructure is in place. It’s up to us to provide the raw materials. I’m not a romantic. Don’t accuse me of putting the “noble savage” on a pedestal. I’m part scientist, part economist. It doesn’t get much more rationalistic than that. But I already know [...]
nature appreciation
By Jerram Barrs Flourish, Spring 2012 We live in a culture filled with boredom and cynicism—even among our children. It is a tragic commentary on our culture that you can meet 16- and 17-year-old kids who are apathetic about their own existence and bored much of the time. And it is not only teenagers for [...]
Entering the “sacred grammar” of creation.
“Glory be to God for changes.”
Proving that small decisions can be profound.
When you you most need to bring the outdoors in? During winter! Here’s how.
The routine of the garden year is split open by transcendent surprises.
John James Audubon questions whether we’re too blind to see the the beauty around us.
Rinsed with Gold, Endless, Walking the Fields By Robert Siegel Flourish magazine, Fall 2010 Let this day’s air praise the Lord— Rinsed with gold, endless, walking the fields, Blue and bearing the clouds like censers, Holding the sun like a single note Running through all things, a basso profundo Rousing the birds to an [...]
by Cindy Crosby [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do If bees are few. – Emily Dickinson Surely, it is [...]
The wilderness puts us in our place.
“Who could have the courage to see it?”
Some say that we can’t see God’s revelation in creation. Maybe seeing isn’t the first step.
Where do Christians look for answers to suffering and confusion? God himself instructs us to consider his handiwork.
