Tag: Creation
Learning to stay in the moment
![Canoe next to a lake](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/canoe.jpg)
Sondra Willobee takes to the rivers to find moments of God-time—kairos—where God breaks into our humdrum experience and finds us waiting.
Finding rebirth in all of creation
![Vegetation consuming an old barn](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/flessner_TOP-jpg.webp)
On Good Friday, Rev. Jodie Flessner saw a glimpse of what it means to fully trust all of creation to God’s redemptive power.
Your happy place and sacred space
![Empire sand dunes on Lake Michigan](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/empire_dunes.png)
Retired pastor Jack Harnish has felt what research has proven, that spending time outdoors is good for the body and soul.
5 practices to reconnect with God
![Hands outstretched in prayer](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/spiritual_flow.png)
When you experience dry spiritual spells, try these five practices to reconnect to the Spirit of God.
Three great gifts of Christian camping
![Camping at Lake Michigan Camp & Retreat](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Camp-Lake-Michigan3.jpg)
The Rev. David Berkey, Executive Director of Michigan Area United Methodist Camping, talks about the powerful spiritual gifts of camping.
‘The earth is the Lord’s’
![Earth and water in Charlevoix](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/lighthouse-4744502_1920.jpg)
When it comes to creation, the Rev. John Hice calls for mindfulness, saying, “Can’t we often ask ourselves, ‘How does this thing I’m doing help or hurt God’s earth?’”
UMW urge action on climate issues
![Climate rally](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Climate-Rally-Pixabay-Dominic-Wunderlich-4891275_1920.jpg)
National United Methodist Women issued a statement urging Biden’s administration and Congress to take action addressing the climate emergency.
Camp and the call of Memory Lane
![Fire Bowl at Lake Louise Camp](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Lake-Louise-Fire-Bowl-FB-July-2019-960x640-1.jpg)
Where does a lifelong commitment to God begin? The Rev. Gary Keene traces his ministry journey from a camp in Michigan to California, through Montana, Nashville, Colorado, and now retirement.
Building sandcastles, sharing faith
![Sandcastles offer an chance to share faith](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Sandcastles.jpg)
Dylan Mulligan loves to build sandcastles. For this Georgia Sandman, his handiwork is “more than an activity I enjoyed. It became about taking that talent to glorify God.”
Abuzz about bees and faith
![Bees and honey in Liberia](https://michiganumc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bees-in-Liberia.jpg)
“I never feel more connected to the earth and to God than when I’m surrounded by a million venomous insects,” says Jay Williams about his relationship with bees.