Welcome to the Environmental Christian Walking podcast. This is a guided 30 minute walking podcast that includes scripture reading (lectio divina), silence, observation, and silent prayer and thanks. This is intended to be an intentional time with God while walking/ hiking and not an exercise podcast. We want to remind you of the importance of bein…

I'm learning about myself, and this year, I finally admitted that I'm just not that person.بقلم The Environmental Christian

The ocean is not part of creation I get to experience very often. I’m taking time to ponder this creation and all it encompasses.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Are we afraid of silence? How do we have a relationship with Jesus without listening?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Stripped down, real conversation coming from the grief of a companion. This conversation will be divided into separate podcasts. The first podcast, rethinking dominion theology.بقلم The Environmental Christian

This world in which we live screams at us about earthly things. It’s overwhelming. And our brains are going to tell us we don’t have time to read the Bible and contemplate what it says or take a walk and experience God in nature or sit in silence to listen to God’s quiet voice. And to that, I say...بقلم The Environmental Christian

What is Lent?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Why did Jesus go to the wilderness after his baptism? What happens when wild places are deforested?بقلم The Environmental Christian

There are ships waiting to be unburdened at an L.A. port. Some are looking into what's causing the delay. But, let's ask ourselves, why are there so many?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Robin Gottfried wrote a fable and he shares why and reads a chapter.بقلم The Environmental Christian

I've invited some experts from The Center for Religion and the Environment at the University of the South in Sewanee to share with us for the next month or two. Host Jerry Cappel and Dr. Robin Gottfried lead us in a concept of Beauty by Design.بقلم The Environmental Christian

We can't end with Good Friday. Easter is here!بقلم The Environmental Christian

Holy Friday (come back Monday)بقلم The Environmental Christian

My favorite service of the year because it tells the history of the last supper. It connects the old testament to the new.بقلم The Environmental Christian

There are times in the Bible where it is mentioned that God hardened someone’s heart. King Saul particularly comes to mind. I always struggle when the Bible says something that God did that seems counterintuitive to the loving God I believe in.بقلم The Environmental Christian

What is compost? It’s the fifth R: rot. It’s taking your green matter: organic kitchen waste like veggie scraps and fruit peels and mixing them with brown matter: sawdust, cardboard, shredded paper and dry leaves to create a condition where the scraps can break down naturally and you end up with something you can put on your garden to enrich the so…

For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. Luke 6:45بقلم The Environmental Christian

For winter, use 68 degrees while you’re awake and at home. Lower it when you go to bed. As for summer, 78 degrees when you’re home and awake. The lower the difference between the inside and outside temps the lower your cooling bill.بقلم The Environmental Christian

How often do we take the time to study nature around us?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Can you imagine a world where there is fighting in grocery stores for a product everyone easily has a replacement for in their homes?بقلم The Environmental Christian

We’re used to thinking about footprints like what we make in the sand going on a nice walk on the beach. There are other footprints that leave a trail that have nothing to do with feet. Today, we’re going to talk about our environmental footprint, specifically auditing our household trash.بقلم The Environmental Christian

You’ve heard the saying “when it rains it pours”?بقلم The Environmental Christian

I believe everyone is familiar with the 10 commandments. Even if we ignore them. Or we believe and abide by Jesus’ fulfillment of the law with Love God and Love Neighbor.بقلم The Environmental Christian

It’s so easy to get caught up with what needs to be done that we miss opportunities for the really important stuff like time with our family.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Join my friend Joy and me as we talk about purchasing clothing. There are some tips of what we look for, she as a buyer for her store and me as a consumer. Check out her store and mission: Iddy and Oscar'sبقلم The Environmental Christian

We usually associate collateral damage with the death of unintended victims, mostly civilians. We don’t usually hear about it in terms of creation. But in Deuteronomy, we see specifics in waging war and one of those is to not destroy fruit trees. Why?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Interview with Whitney Simpson, founder of Exploring Peace Ministries and author of Holy Listening with Breath, Body and Spirit. We talk about spiritual direction, disciplines and breathing. Meditation/ Lectio Divina practice at 18:57. Exploring Peace Meditationsبقلم The Environmental Christian

Why should we love trees? Oh, let us count the ways. Want more info on American Heritage Trees?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Dr. Matthew Sleeth wrote an excellent book called Reforesting Faith: What Trees Teach Us About the Nature of God and His Love for Us. I want to share an unofficial study he did over the years regarding trees in the Bible.بقلم The Environmental Christian

It’s wonderful that we have nature all around us. Even in the city we can look to the sky, find plants growing in crevices, and see birds. (Or at least the evidence of birds.) You can also see evidence of humans.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Friends Gabby and Scott, author of The Year Without a Purchase, join me to talk about their year, what they learned and how they're proceeding. (This podcast is about 18 minutes long.)بقلم The Environmental Christian

7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay,[a] so that the surpassing greatness of the power may be from God and not from ourselves. 2 Cor. 4:7بقلم The Environmental Christian

Why, after such an announcement like “this is my son whom I am well pleased” did Jesus remove himself from company and spend 40 days alone without food?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Did you know cleaning the house can be hazardous to your health?بقلم The Environmental Christian

10 creation care themes in scriptureبقلم The Environmental Christian

We're familiar with the 3Rs, but what about the 5Rs?بقلم The Environmental Christian

There are five books of poetry and wisdom in the Bible: Job, a book about human suffering; Psalms, a book that can be used for prayers; Proverbs, a book of wisdom; Ecclesiastes, a book about living; and Song of Songs, a PG-13 book about love.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Reveling in the Genesis scripture, poetry by Dr. Scott Cairn, and getting in the dirt.بقلم The Environmental Christian

2020 was a hard news year. And we can access the news 24/7 from our fingertips. What can we do?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Let's talk about prayer.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Do we have a problem with trash?بقلم The Environmental Christian

God cared about animals. Dr. Richter helps us understand just how much.بقلم The Environmental Christian

Vampire power sucks. What can we do? Why does it matter?بقلم The Environmental Christian

Can we see God?بقلم The Environmental Christian

What is Lent? Why do Christians participate in Lent?بقلم The Environmental Christian

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Christians don't just use excuses and platitudes about the environment. They use them for disasters and diseases as well.بقلم The Environmental Christian

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Hey ya’ll. I wanted to take some time to talk about the “d” word in the Bible. DOMINION.بقلم The Environmental Christian