Like almost every family on earth, we’re sheltering at home right now so we are spending far more time in our yard than we normally do. Life has slowed down, and I am starting to explore every inch of this backyard—seeing the bugs crawl across the rocks, feeling the warm sun on my face, learning… Read more
Tag: Creation Care for Kids
Creation Care for Kids: How to Love Living Creatures, Great and Small
“Remember, Jesus could have hung out with anyone, but He chose to hang out with fishermen,” my dad, an avid fly fisherman, said with a wink. We were preparing to go fishing for the first time in years for me and the first time in weeks for him. My dad was teasing, of course, showing… Read more
Creation Care for Kids: How to Nurture the Earth’s Vegetation
When we think of the terms “creation” and “nature”, most of us probably first think of green plants of some kind. Whether they are lush tropical plants in a dense rainforest, or wildflowers in a beautiful meadow, or towering redwood trees in a shady grove, most of our impressions of nature in its most beautiful,… Read more
Creation Care for Kids: How to Protect the Air We Breathe
We don’t often think about the air around us or the breaths we take. Breathing is an unconscious action that keeps us healthy and alive, but God, who’s planned all of our days (Psalm 139:16), is also responsible for the breath in our lungs (Job 33:4, Genesis 2:7). You might not associate air with God,… Read more
Creation Care for Kids: How to Steward the Gift of Water
There are dozens of Bible verses that mention water, and water can symbolize many things in the Bible. Water, like from a spring or a well, often symbolizes refreshment and the meeting of our needs (Matthew 10:42, Psalm 23:2, John 7:37, John 4:7), and clean water often represents purity and forgiveness (Ezekiel 36:25, Ephesians 5:26),… Read more