creation

After spreading plastic and pads to ward off the dampness, a flock of robins greet me as I take my seat amidst the wet leaves. They land close by, and…

The sun rises on the Earth and abundant forest breathe life into our bones. The day folds in front of us like a path into a world unknown. Awake in…

The fact that the earth is round and not flat was demonstrated, if not proven, a long time ago by ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. But did you know that…

Stephen Hawking, arguably the most famous living scientist in the world, now says that the intervention of a divine being in the creation of the universe is “not necessary.”

“Humans are the pinnacle of creation.” That idea has long been discredited. But where do humans fit in the universe, and why we don’t we fit in nature on earth?

The hillsides and banks of the streams are at their greenest now, just before spring in the Central Valley. A few trees are already in bloom, and the first smells…

It’s often said that to be productive and happy, a person has to feel part of something larger than her or himself, and serve that larger thing with a true…

After a half hour sitting beside the stream on an overcast morning before a predicted storm, the light suddenly changes. The skies become almost white in their grayness, and a…