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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: In Praise and Confession

The Art of Creation: In Praise and Confession

June 21, 2022 - Today's prayer comes from The North American Conference on Christianity and Ecology. The prayer begins with praise and thankfulness to God for God's creation and moves into confession for sins against this gift. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Salmon School

The Art of Creation: Salmon School

July 14, 2022 - The art installation, Salmon School, places the plight of salmon and steelhead right before people's eyes through a "school" of blown glass fish hanging from the ceiling, absorbing the viewer imaginatively into their life and movements within a river. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Path for Peace

The Art of Creation: Path for Peace

July 7, 2022 - In addition to the physical and mental challenge it provides, the Peace Maze in Northern Ireland is meant to commemorate the much longer and harder challenge of bringing peace out of decades of conflict. By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: Creating a Buzz with Jazz

The Art of Creation: Creating a Buzz with Jazz

June 30, 2022 - A ten movement jazz piece created by Wynton Marsalis as an "animal ballet," explores the diversity, humor and quirkiness found in the animal kingdom through the medium of big band jazz and dance. By Louise Conner

Practrical Earthkeeping: Earthkeeping Ideas from the Circlewood Community

Practrical Earthkeeping: Earthkeeping Ideas from the Circlewood Community

June 27, 2022 - Last week, since learning from each other is foundational for The Ecological Disciple (and our parent organization, Circlewood), we invited readers to share earthkeeping practices and habits from their own lives. We are grateful for those who shared from their experience.

The Art of Creation: For the Snail

The Art of Creation: For the Snail

June 23, 2022 - The creatures described in Characteristics of Life are humble, tentative, and vulnerable, easily overlooked and easily harmed in a world that values primarily what is like ourselves. What do we have in common, after all, with a mollusk? By Louise Conner

The Art of Creation: "Back" and Its Stories

The Art of Creation: "Back" and Its Stories

June 15, 2022 - The techniques of the Dutch Old Masters and the accuracy of scientific observation come together skillfully in the work of Isabella Kirkland. By Louise Conner