Hummingbird?

I was SO excited this morning when I thought I saw a miniature hummingbird--an inch long!Several were humming around some Victoria Blue Salvia. But something told me I should check it out on the good ol' internet and alas it was a hummingbird Moth, though still fearfully and wonderfully made by our Creator!

Were Humans Created to Commune in Nature?

I can attest that being out in God's Creation soothes my soul like little else. One reason is that I recognize the Artist's magnificent hand resulting in worship and honor of the One True God.

Check out this article: http://www.icr.org/articles/type/9/ (please copy and paste into your browser)

Destroying the Earth

Revelation 11:17-19 (New International Version)

17saying:
"We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,
the One who is and who was,
because you have taken your great power
and have begun to reign.
18The nations were angry; and your wrath has come.
The time has come for judging the dead,
and for rewarding your servants the prophets
and your saints and those who reverence your name,
both small and great—
and for destroying those who destroy the earth."(emphasis added)

The Greek word translated as earth includes everything from soil, ground and land to the people inhabiting it. God is not at all pleased when people abuse his creations.

The Rush of Wings

A skittering, fluttering sound of many bird wings overhead, my attention paused, breath stopped. “What is that?” Then dozens of maple wings merrily spun down from the roof and out into the yard!

What a marvelous creation of God—one of my favorites! I love dropping the perfectly balanced winged maple seeds off our landing, watching them helicopter many feet down and away. My husband is just this year discovering their joys (we didn’t grow up with maples) and is like an excited kid hurrying up and down the stairs to launch yet another.

Protecting the Masterpiece

“People of faith claim to know the Artist but lack any compunction for protecting the artwork. Why have God followers not been defending this masterpiece from degradation?” Michael Abbate’

Our Divine Calling

“I believe that even if concern for the environment makes us ‘sound liberal’ to some, we should be willing to express it because God says we are caretakers of His creation. That is our biblical job description, our divine calling from the beginning. It shouldn’t matter whether caring for the poor or caring for the environment is considered conservative or liberal. Who cares? We should seek to be biblical and Christ-centered, loving God and our neighbor, and not worrying about labels and who else does or doesn’t agree with us on a given issue.” Randy Alcorn

The Word

“The Word of God is quick and powerful. In the beginning He spoke to nothing, and it became something. Chaos heard it and became order, darkness heart it and became light.” A.W. Tozer