Yes, even “destructive” animals like termites benefit ecosystems. Ecosystems are full of growth AND decay, and it takes all kinds of organisms to break down dead matter (like wood for instance). Every stage of growth and decay creates new niches for more animals and plants. The only animal that doesn’tContinue Reading

Members of the “in-crowd” who have lost their “self” in selfish landscapes, who cannot clearly differentiate themselves from the other denizens of their particular human niche, perhaps only feel their unique (or even “absolute?”) self the moment when the sun goes down or the weather changes or in a crisisContinue Reading

God is a totality. If you give it a moment’s thought, so are ecosystems. To be in the image of god is to be like that, a totality, and makes us a part of, or somehow connected to, all that has been created, adapted, evolved. It is a knowing tooContinue Reading