Charging Rhinos and Playful Wombats - Nature Filmmaking With Dr. Gordon Wilson
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 620 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
What would you do if you were charged by a rhino? What is it like to hold a wombat? Today we hear from biologist and filmmaker Dr. Gordon Wilson of the Riot and the Dance nature films and series. Join us for an adventure!
Episode Links:
Order Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891
Watch the new Riot and the Dance series on Angel Studios: https://www.angel.com/shows/riot-and-the-dance-series
Watch The Riot and the Dance: Earth: https://www.amazon.com/Riot-Dance-Dr-Gordon-Wilson/dp/B07LCTDW8S
Watch The Riot and the Dance: Water: https://canonplus.com/tabs/search/videos/4154
Books by Dr. Gordon Wilson:
A Different Shade of Green: A Biblical Approach to Environmentalism and the Dominion Mandate: https://www.amazon.com/Different-Shade-Green-Biblical-Environmentalism/dp/1947644572
Darwin's Sandcastle: Evolution's Failure in the Light of Scripture and the Scientific Evidence: https://www.amazon.com/Darwins-Sandcastle-Evolutions-Scripture-Scientific/dp/B0CJKV4V17
The Riot and the Dance: Foundational Biology: https://www.amazon.com/Riot-Dance-Foundational-Biology/dp/1591281237
Read Dr. Gordon’s articles on Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/bios/gordon-wilson/articles/?gcbc_start=0&gcbc_count=72&sitehist=1738603541941
Get full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club
Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello world, wake me up to another good, good morning time to go. |
| 0:07.6 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:12.7 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:15.3 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:17.1 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author, and I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 0:28.2 | Have you ever traveled to a different country? |
| 0:41.3 | And if you have, did you see any creatures there? |
| 0:45.3 | When I was 14 years old, I spent a summer living in Africa and sleeping in a tent. |
| 0:51.3 | I was on a missions trip with other teenagers and with adult leaders. |
| 0:56.9 | And as we traveled around and told many people about God's truth and Jesus' love, we saw |
| 1:03.5 | many amazing things. I remember specifically seeing monkeys in trees and hearing hippos late at night as they were in the lake close to |
| 1:14.7 | where we were camping. Now when I was in Malawi Africa, we did not see creatures like lions or |
| 1:22.3 | giraffes, but I would love to see those in the wild one day. Today we are going to hear from a guest who travels |
| 1:29.7 | the world to see and learn about and film many of God's creatures in different countries. |
| 1:37.2 | Dr. Gordon Wilson is a biologist or a scientist who studies living things, and he does that |
| 1:43.6 | in some pretty adventurous ways. |
| 1:46.5 | Dr. Wilson is the narrator of the Riot and the Dance, Nature Films, and New Series, |
| 1:52.6 | which gives all glory to God as creator. |
| 1:56.3 | You guys, these films are absolutely amazing. |
| 2:01.5 | The cinematography, or how they film it, makes my family feel like we are right there exploring |
| 2:09.2 | Africa and Tasmania or wherever Dr. Wilson and his team happen to be. |
| 2:15.6 | He has also written a few books that I love, including a different |
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