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Our Universe and My Father's World: When Nature Documentaries Want to Thank Someone

<em>Our Universe</em> and My Father's World: When Nature Documentaries Want to Thank Someone

Our universe, even as Our Universe portrays it, compels worship, leaving us with the sense that we need to, as singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson put it, “thank someone.” Yet, in this series, created glory is acknowledged and celebrated with gorgeous animation, wildlife cinematography, and musical score, all without giving glory to the Creator behind it.

A Gaian Interpretation of COVID and the World

A Gaian Interpretation of COVID and the World

Gaia theory is growing among young Americans. Gaia ecosystem all have something in common: They’re user-generated. Unlike organized religion, Gaianism (the name for the spiritual version of Gaia Theory) can essentially conform to any number of beliefs dependings on the person holding them. It’s not subject to any kind of empirical test or divine revelation. It doesn’t require specificity as to what beliving it would precisely entail.

A Nature Documentary that Talks about God? That's Filmmaker Nate Wilson's Goal

A Nature Documentary that Talks about God? That's Filmmaker Nate Wilson's Goal

Filmmaker Nathan Wilson has a plan to revolutionize the nature documentary genre to highlight God's hand in creation. Partnering with Angel Studios, Wilson is creating the crowdfunded nature series The Riot and the Dance, which will promote and affirm a biblical worldview while showcasing jaw-dropping footage and sounds from around the world.

My Octopus Teacher and the God-Shaped Hole in Every Human Heart

<em>My Octopus Teacher</em> and the God-Shaped Hole in Every Human Heart

It is a particular discipline to not approach God with what Jesus called "many words," and instead to "be still and know" that He is God.

Have You Been Outside Today?: The Spiritual Cost of Isolation from Creation

Have You Been Outside Today?: The Spiritual Cost of Isolation from Creation
One of the defining features of God’s Word is how often it points us to God’s world. Much of Scripture, in fact, assumes a certain level of understanding about nature. So, it would seem, if we fail to go outdoors, if we fail to experience and engage in God’s creation, our faith could suffer.

Animal “Culture”?: Knocking Humans Down a Peg

Animal “Culture”?: Knocking Humans Down a Peg
A recent article in the national magazine of the Sierra Club asked the question, “Does a Bear Think in the Woods?” Beyond the clever play on the old rhetorical question, the article made the remarkable claim that the intelligence of bears, chimpanzees, and other great apes shares “many properties with our own.”

Have You Been Outside Today?: The Spiritual Cost of Isolation from Creation

Have You Been Outside Today?: The Spiritual Cost of Isolation from Creation
One of the defining features of God’s Word is how often it points us to God’s world. Much of Scripture, in fact, assumes a level of understanding about nature. So, it would seem, if we fail to go outdoors, if we fail to experience and engage in God’s creation, our faith could suffer.

Talking Trees: Naturalism Has No Language of Wonder

Talking Trees: Naturalism Has No Language of Wonder
A new crop of tree scientists is using language that implies purpose, design, and even wonder to describe their subjects. But what about the Who?
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