Tag: nature
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Winter Disruption

It doesn’t take much news to see that winter weather in the United States has been havoc over the last few weeks. Severe cold and huge snowfall amounts contrasting with fires in LA and extreme drought. I’ve been in the middle of some of it. We flew to Salt Lake City for the holidays. As…
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Happy Fall

Hello all, I’d probably struggle to choose a favorite season, but the longer I live in Kansas the more I’ve grown to love fall. In Kansas, fall is when the oppressive heat and humidity of summer disappear. Chiggers no longer threaten me for daring to step on the lawn. For me, that makes being outdoors…
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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…