by Emrys | Sep 23, 2020 | Above Tree Line, September 2020
It’s Complicated I put an occasional finger to the pulse of how Christian thinkers and writers are handling the thorny questions of science (and vice versa). I have been trained both as a scientist and as a theologian, and so the intersection of the two fields...
by Emrys | Mar 12, 2020 | Above Tree Line, March 2020
Good Trouble Early in his ministry, Jesus returns to his home town to teach. He announces that he has come on behalf of God to bring good news to the poor, release to the captives, sight of the blind, and freedom to the oppressed. People get very excited about this....
by Emrys | Mar 8, 2020 | Above Tree Line, March 2020
Seeking Welfare To the Hebrews in exile, the prophet Jeremiah declares that the people of God are to “seek the welfare of the city” in which they dwell (Jeremiah 29:7). That is, they are not to become insular and sit in a spiritual sulk because they...
by Emrys | Jan 9, 2019 | Above Tree Line
Just before Christmas I had the honor of attending the memorial service of Dorothy Mae Crawford, one of the saints of Los Alamos, New Mexico. I only had the privilege of knowing her for two years, but in that time discovered what a fierce and generous supporter she...
by Emrys | Dec 27, 2018 | Above Tree Line
On 10 December 2018, CBS News ran a story about abuse at summer camps. It cited the known statistics of abuse at summer camps over the last half century. And it put a spotlight on one particular case that happened in 2009. As with all incidents of abuse, the details...
by Emrys | Dec 7, 2018 | Above Tree Line
We camp people have a running joke that working at a camp is great until we get old enough to get a “real job.” The joke has been running for so long, however, that many people (including some of those in camp careers) believe that camp work doesn’t count as a “real...
