Let Terry Tempest Williams Teach You How to Find Your Own Glorians

From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with author Terry Tempest Williams. At first glance, a desert may appear barren. But it’s actually a place teeming with life. There are coyotes, wind in the cottonwood trees, a never-ending night sky, and once in a […]

335: Sand Cat

Ellen lets the sand cat out of the bag. We discuss dangerously approaching Hey Arnold, refusal to poop on unfamiliar toilets, blood gushers, a myth of dirty underwear, Cat Premium, and so much more. Works Cited:

  1. “The Carnivores of West Africa” - Donovan Reginald Rosevear, 1974. Page 396
  2. “Mammalian ear specializations in arid habitats: structural and functional evidence from sand cat…
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Insights from the Epistle of Barnabas

I will be quoting from the Epistle of Barnabas, which is a letter attributed to Paul’s companion that was composed somewhere between the middle and latter part of the first century AD. It contains a lot of allegorical interpretations of the Old Testament commandments and events, which the author connects to Christ, his commandments, and the Church. All emphasis will be mine.

Genesis 1:26 & Jesus…

Joshua as a Picture of Jesus & the Church as Israel

In this post I will be quoting from the works of Justin Martyr and Tertullian in respect to Old Testament prophecies and typology pointing to Christ. All emphasis will be mine.

One interesting typology that both of them employ is the case of Joshua, whom they not only take to be a picture of Jesus but as also foreshadowing Christ’s actual name. Both Justin and Tertullian argue that Joshua is the…

Novatian, Trinity, Modalism, Hypostatic Union

The quotations which I will cite here are taken from Novatian's Treatise Concerning the Trinity. All emphasis will be mine.

Novatian sets forth biblical texts to refute the modalist lie that Jesus is the Father. He instead proves that the Father, Son and Spirit are personally distinct and yet one and the same Divinity. Novatian also demonstrates that the Son is fully God and fully human, being…

Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union Pt. 2

Here’s the link to the first part: Cyprian, Messianic Prophecies & Christ’s Hypostatic Union.

I cite from the rest of St. Cyprian’s treatise where he quotes verse after verse from both testaments to prove that the prophets announced our Lord’s Deity, Humanity, vicarious death, resurrection, physical, heavenly ascension, physical, bodily return to the earth to judge all flesh, and his spiritual…

Wildflower Superbloom Sweeps Death Valley for First Time in 10 Years

Across the deserts of the American West, a rare and widespread superbloom is taking shape, including in Death Valley National Park where it has already started. Following months of steady storms and snowmelt runoff, landscapes typically defined by sand and sparse vegetation are now covered in acres of vibrant wildflowers.

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