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How Great Thou Art
No series on church music inspired by creation would be complete without pondering “How Great Thou Art”. A Google search to learn its history provides many variations of the story, but the summary is simple. The original poem was written in Swedish by Carl Boberg. His inspiration? Supposedly, in his own words, “It was in…
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This is My Father’s World
Before I get to my main content, I want to share some of the things I’ve been reading recently. This week Katherine Hayhoe’s newsletter covers historic churches transitioning to solar energy and heat pumps, the economic costs of climate change, and the impact of native plants in your front yard! Rev. Ben Cremer’s message in…
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You’re Beautiful
Welcome to July! Can you believe this year is halfway over? Each blog this month will reference a song of faith that also connects to creation. I hope you enjoy. The first season I worked in Yellowstone was tough. I was 19 and naïve. It was technically my first job. I’d only done babysitting beforehand.…
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Why so Afraid?
Upfront, I’m a worrier, and fear is a common shadow in my life. I’m often reclaiming my identity in Jesus that tells me I don’t have to be afraid. But today, I want to write about collective fear. Fears that our prevalent in our society. Technically, I’m a young Millennial. I’m the generation that right…
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Our Foundation
Last week we sang, “Build My Life” by Pat Barrett in church and its been sticking with me through the week. You can listen to it here. I will be using throughout my post today. We are in the midst of a very tumultuous political season in the United States. One presidential candidate is now…
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Love of a Place
Pretty much everyone I have met that is doing this work was drawn into it through love. Love, which we are only capable of, because we were created in God’s image. For me, that love is for a specific place, Yellowstone. I spent my early childhood living within its boundaries. Then spent my middle and…
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Extreme Heat
If you are lucky enough to live somewhere that has not seen the effects of climate change through increased fire, flooding, tornadoes, or hurricanes, you have probably still seen the effects of climate change through temperature. This week heat made the news both as current heat waves continue and as statistics published on last years…
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Where to Begin
Not gonna lie. I’m struggling this week to pick a topic. There is so much happening in the world right now, both for good and ill. How do I decide what to talk about? What will resonate with my readers the most? Do I cover the political angle? How Trump begged big oil for $1…
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A Letter to the Shawnee County Planning Commission
The county I reside in, Shawnee County, has released results of their opinion survey about wind and solar development. Not surprising, it was split starkly with 45% strongly disagreeing to any development and 31% in strong support. With these results, they are now holding a public hearing on Monday, May 13th, to hear comments on…
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Finances of a Fossil Fuel Free World
One of the biggest arguments that the Republican party uses for the promotion of coal, oil, and natural gas development is economic. Usually, it’s about jobs or its about cost. Either way, they want you to believe that moving beyond fossil fuels will be financially detrimental. They’re wrong. Here’s why. We do not pay the…
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