America's Holy Ground

Barkhauer, Lyons

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In America's Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks, dive deeper into a unique aspect of each park, from Acadia to Zion, and reframe how you think about the parks and your faith. Connections, sabbath, reflection, perspective, beginnings, art, restoration - these are just a few of the themes you'll encounter on your national park journey. A trio of questions with each entry will help you see the bigger picture of your life and new ways to approach your relationship with God, your community, and your faith. Whether you're on the road or at home in your reading nook, think about your favorite national park in a whole new way!

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• Philosophie et théologie
• Sermons

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• Publié par: Chalice Press
• Date de parution: 30 avril 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827200791
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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America’s HolyGround 61 FAITHFUL REFLECTIONS ON OUR NATIONAL PARKS

BRAD LYONS & BRUCE BARKHAUER

America’s HolyGround

General Sherman, the largest tree in the world by volume, Sequoia National Park

America’s HolyGround 61 FAITHFUL REFLECTIONS ON OUR NATIONAL PARKS

BRAD LYONS & BRUCE BARKHAUER

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Copyright ©2019 by Brad Lyons and Bruce Barkhauer. All rights reserved. For permission to reuse content, please contact Copy- right Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, www.copyright.com. Scripture quotations marked ICB are from International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission. Bible quotations marked NRSV, are from theNew Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. A ll rights reserved. Scripture quotations marked NI V are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. Quotations marked Message are fromThe Messageby Eugene H. Peterson, copyright (c) 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Quotations marked ESV are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®). ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copy- right © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. Interior photo credits begin on page 255. Photos from nps.gov are in the public domain. All other photos are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Front cover photos: Bryce Canyon, Bruce Barkhauer; Shenandoah, Brad Lyons; Yellowstone, Brad Lyons; Grand Teton, Brad Lyons Back cover photos: Crater Lake, Brad Lyons; Arches, NPS/Jacob W. Frank; Great Smoky Mountains, NPS Cover design: Ponderosa Pine Design. Interior design: Ponderosa Pine Design and Connie Wang. Copyright ©2019. All rights reserved.

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To Beej, Summer, and Zoe, my big-eyed kids who helped me to see the parks through new eyes: may you use this book in your future trips to our national parks, and may those you love accompany you with joy, wonder, and awe for God’s creation. —Brad

To Dan, Alan, Rebekah, Henry, and Teddy: may you enjoy the world with the same delight as the Creator who claimed it was all “very good,” and may you exercise your dominion in a way that preserves its legacy and wonder for your children and grandchildren. —Bruce

Bear tracks, Kobuk Valley National Park

Mountain smoke in autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................11 Invocation........................................................................................................................15 Introduction....................................................................................................................17

The National Parks Acadia:Beginnings............................................................................................24 American Samoa:Endings ............................................................................28 Arches:Connection...........................................................................................30 Badlands:Wisdom.............................................................................................34 Big Bend:Borders..............................................................................................38 Biscayne:Chaos..................................................................................................42 Black Canyon of the Gunnison:Turbulence..........................................46 Bryce Canyon:Language ...............................................................................48 Canyonlands:Stories.........................................................................................52 Capitol Reef:Reconciliation..........................................................................56 Carlsbad Caverns:Imagination ...................................................................60 Channel Islands:Protection...........................................................................64 Congaree:Unity ..................................................................................................66 Crater Lake:Reflection....................................................................................68 Cuyahoga Valley:Restoration.......................................................................72 Death Valley:Life................................................................................................76 Denali:Name ........................................................................................................80 Dry Tortugas:Emancipation.........................................................................84 Everglades:Preservation................................................................................86 Gates of the Arctic:Wilderness ..................................................................90 Gateway Arch:Art .............................................................................................92 Glacier:Consequences ....................................................................................96 Glacier Bay:Change .......................................................................................100 Grand Canyon:Grandeur .............................................................................104

McDonald Lake, Glacier National Park

Grand Teton:Companionship ....................................................................108 Great Basin:Adversity .....................................................................................112 Great Sand Dunes:Movement.....................................................................114 Great Smoky Mountains:Diversity ............................................................118 Guadalupe Mountains:Landmarks...........................................................122 - Haleakala:Journey............................................................................................124 Hawai‘i Volcanoes:Paradox.........................................................................128 Hot Springs:Sabbath ......................................................................................132 Indiana Dunes:Compromise .......................................................................136 Isle Royale:Isolation.........................................................................................138 Joshua Tree: Adaptation ..............................................................................140 Katmai:Joy..........................................................................................................144 Kenai Fjords:Signs ..........................................................................................146 Kings Canyon:Mission ...................................................................................150 Kobuk Valley:Sustenance.............................................................................154 Lake Clark:Solitude .........................................................................................156 Lassen Volcanic:Potential ............................................................................158 Mammoth Cave:Darkness............................................................................162 Mesa Verde:Community ...............................................................................166 Mount Rainier:Revelation .............................................................................170 North Cascades:Place ...................................................................................174

Olympic:Gifts .....................................................................................................176 Petrified Forest:Time.....................................................................................180 Pinnacles:Return..............................................................................................184 Redwood:Peace................................................................................................188 Rocky Mountain:Perspective......................................................................192

Saguaro:Nurture ..............................................................................................196 Sequoia:Foundation......................................................................................200 Shenandoah:Home........................................................................................204 Theodore Roosevelt:Vision .......................................................................208 Virgin Islands:Remember.............................................................................212 Voyageurs:Teamwork ....................................................................................216 Wind Cave:Spirit...............................................................................................218 WrangellSt. Elias:Guidance ......................................................................222 Yellowstone:Faithfulness.............................................................................224 Yosemite:Trust ..................................................................................................228 Zion:Paradise.....................................................................................................232 Benediction.........................................................................................................237 Resources.............................................................................................................243 Journal.................................................................................................................245 Photo Credits....................................................................................................255