God’s Awesome Creation

God’s Awesome Creation

As we celebrate Earth Day 2022, I want to tell you about a beautiful part of God’s creation I recently experienced. Last week, I explored the beauty of God’s creation in Islamorada, a village of islands 18 miles long on the Florida Keys. Wanting to see the natural...
Earth Day and Spring Planting

Earth Day and Spring Planting

Missy and I head out each spring to our local nursery to purchase flowers and greenery for our backyard. We always have the best intentions of creating our very own oasis. We want to create a backyard environment where birds, children and neighbors find beauty, solace...
Creation and Liturgy on Earth Day

Creation and Liturgy on Earth Day

Churches around the world are planning to celebrate God’s creation in worship as we approach the observance of Earth Day 2022. Hymns like “All Creatures of Our God and King,” “For the Beauty of the Earth” and “This Is My Father’s World” will resound in sanctuaries...
Is Mother Nature Jewish?

Is Mother Nature Jewish?

Is Mother Nature Jewish? Of course not. Nature goes beyond religion and theology, but she certainly follows many Jewish values. Judaism believes that when G-d created the world, they gave humans the responsibility to guard it, cultivate it and sustain it. This...
The Desert Shall Blossom

The Desert Shall Blossom

Flourish is a rich and reassuring word. From the Latin stem florere, it relates to flowers. To flourish is to “develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly congenial environment.” Who wouldn’t want to flourish,...