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Louise Conner, Editor

Louise Conner, Editor

Louise loves being able to bring together things she cares deeply about—writing, God, and creation—by writing for The Ecological Disciple. She lives in the Puget Sound area with and near her family.

The Art of Creation: Prayer to the God of All Names

The Art of Creation: Prayer to the God of All Names

September 15, 2022 - In the prayer I share today, gratitude, grief, and the hope of transformation all find a place. The words lead into and through the daily mixture that are part of our lives, where hope butts up against chaos and mercy falls upon us in the midst of exhaustion. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Storied Tradition

The Art of Creation: Storied Tradition

September 8, 2022 - Some art seems universal and could be made anywhere, but some art is rooted so specifically in a particular place that it does not seem that it could have come from anywhere else. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: A Work of Restoration

The Art of Creation: A Work of Restoration

September 1, 2022 - An Ecuadorian man has invested 40 years of his life in creating an amazing island of rainforest in a place where rainforests are falling one after another. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Creating Connections

The Art of Creation: Creating Connections

August 26, 2022 - Creating art is an opportunity to listen well and be drawn into a bigger story than our own personal one. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: All This Life

The Art of Creation: All This Life

August 11, 2022 - The poem, Iowa City: Early April by Robert Hass, speaks of a creation full of life, visible and active all around us. Like the bat in the poem, it stops us in our tracks, and can, when it is "loose," fly straight at our face and make us topple to the floor. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Safe Passage

The Art of Creation: Safe Passage

August 4, 2022 - In the effort to provide safe passages for all kinds of creatures, wildlife corridors in all shapes, sizes, and locations are built through areas which could otherwise be hazardous. A first of its kind city-wide example is the subject of today's post. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Space to Thrive

The Art of Creation: Space to Thrive

July 28, 2022 - A couple of experiences on a recent vacation brought home to me the beauty and resilience of creation's own art—as well as the good or harmful effects our actions can have on this beauty. By Louise Conner