Ecology

Dear Reader: God’s Grandeur

I admire those who see the world differently than I do. It’s a gift that all visual artists have—and it’s something I’ve envied my entire life.

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Old tree with long branches

A Revelation on Creation

The loss of a live oak leads to a new conception of the seven lively virtues.
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holding a baby duck | Photo by Amy Humphries on Unsplash

Love and Action: Caring for Creation

If we are to love as God has loved us, then our lives must involve renunciation so that we can make room for the rest of the creation.
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Let’s Create a Better World

As I imagine a flourishing world, I picture one in which we are all able to become our truest, best, most Christlike selves.
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Bee on a flower | Photo by Sara Kurfeß on Unsplash

Seeing the World as Kin

Through the eyes of love, we see a tree as kin to us, a fellow God-made creature, with its own dignity and its own right to live and grow.
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Activists protect planet earth Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Be Green: A Meditation on Planet Earth

Surveying our lifestyles and making simple changes can do a world of good and do good for the world.
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Country house

The Power of Home

This fall marks six years since my family and I sold our 27-acre organic farm and the house we had designed and built ourselves—the place my wife and I thought we’d call home our entire lives.
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