Articles for tag: John Muir

February 26, 2015

Christian Standard

Paradise Lost, Maybe

By Jay Engelbrecht Is there a link between the way we care for the earth and our closeness to the creator? Put another way, can we serve Christ and sully his creation? The link between mankind”s spiritual health and the vitality of the earth courses through Scripture. John Milton, though blind, saw the connection. In his classic Paradise Lost, Eve, seduced by the idea of becoming a god, disobeys her creator, and nature “gave signs of woe.” A short time later, Adam opts to defy his creator and follow Eve. The rebel couple “fancy that they feel Divinity within them

November 27, 2012

Christian Standard

Ezekiel”s Endless Summer

By Jay Engelbrecht I tend to be skeptical, but the facts have convinced me. As new heat records continue to be set, decade after decade, as the evidence continues to mount, I can no longer deny that climate change is real. When my dad was growing up, his family butchered a cow every November, then hung a side of beef outside, and ate off it all winter. The meat never spoiled. I live in the same area, but these days, I play football in short sleeves with my son on November afternoons. Thirty years ago I helped a neighbor put

September 24, 2006

Christian Standard

John Muir: God’s Preacher of Creation

By Terrence O’Casey Two men, both of Scottish descent, profoundly shaped America. Both their families came from a Presbyterian background. Their fathers were both preachers in the same emerging Restoration Movement. Both attended university but did not graduate, and yet were highly educated, writing extensively. One was a preacher of Christ, the other a preacher of creation. One is largely remembered within the Christian church and forgotten beyond. The other is remembered by millions outside the church, but rarely recognized within the church. Both knew their Bible nearly by heart. The first, Alexander Campbell, helped establish the Christian churches in

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