So I checked my blog stats! And thus I found my most-read post ever. It’s “Grasshoppers and Locusts: Biblical Power…
Category: Animals
Aliens on Our Planet
Aliens were trending on twitter yesterday. No, not terrestrial aliens like the ones in the picture. (However, I’ll talk about…
(Don)key to Redemption
The Biblical donkey is here, to talk about redemption. Especially about our role in it. So, let’s hear what the…
Crow: Talking the Talk
The CROW EXPERIMENT worked! I SPOKE CROW and the CROW LISTENED. There’s a highly sensitive, easily agitated crow on our…
Sing a New Song
Spoiler alert: you can scroll right down to the video, without reading. Lockdown has its own odd rhythm. So, I’m…
Our Ancestral Sheep
There’s a sweet medieval Jewish work of eco-spirituality called Perek Shira, Nature’s Songbook. The author describes creation as a choir.…
Donkey Facts for Prophet Balaam
Donkey week. On the Jewish liturgical calendar, that is. We read the story of Balaam’s talking donkey. Yes, the one…
Elijah and the Ravens: An Activist Faith
Elijah is a miraculous character. From his first show of mastery over the rain, to his final ascent to heaven…
Light of Nature: A New Way to See
Light of Nature. Remember that old philosophical phrase? Descartes uses it in Meditations on First Philosophy. He does not define…