How Is a Tree Born From Wildfire? Episode 19
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 618 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Have you ever been near a wildfire? Today my family is sharing what it was like living through the largest wildfire in Colorado’s written history. We’re also discovering how wildfire can be helpful and what important jobs it has in nature.
Here’s our trail map:
- What is it like to live through a wildfire?
- Can anything good come from a wildfire?
- How is a tree born from wildfire?
- How can we grow through hard times?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“Have you ever gone into the storehouse of the snow or seen the storehouses for hail, which I save for times of trouble…” Job 38:22-23
“Jesus answered, ‘Why are you afraid? You don’t have enough faith.’ Then Jesus got up and gave a command to the wind and the waves, and it became completely calm. The men were amazed and said, ‘What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’” Matthew 8:26-27
“We also have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character, and character produces hope. And this hope will never disappoint us, because God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us.” Romans 5:3-5
“The LORD himself will go before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forget you. Don’t be afraid and don’t worry.” Deuteronomy 31:8
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you cross rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, you will not be burned, nor will the flames hurt you. This is because I, the Lord, am your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior…” Isaiah 43:2-3
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Pyrocumulus Clouds: A towering cloud caused by a massive fire that can make its own weather.
Evacuate: to move yourself away from a dangerous situation or place.
Restore: To bring something back to its original condition, like a fresh start.
Serotinous: In most serotinous species, a seed requires high temperature like wildfire to open or be released.
Faithful: Completely trustworthy. Can be counted on.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
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| 0:17.0 | So you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com |
| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.8 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast, where we explore nature, the Bible, and what both of them show us about |
| 0:42.4 | our creator, God, who made this wild and wonderful world. I'm your host, Aaron Linum. I'm a certified |
| 0:52.7 | master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. And I am so |
| 0:57.8 | excited to explore God's word and his created world with you. I've been thinking a lot about |
| 1:07.8 | wildfire because it was three years ago that the largest wildfire in |
| 1:13.5 | Colorado's written history was burning only a few miles from my home. |
| 1:19.8 | Today I want to share with you a very personal story about what it was like to live with |
| 1:25.2 | wildfire for three months. My kids are also going to hop on and share |
| 1:30.8 | about what they experienced during that time. Have you ever been near a wildfire? A wildfire, |
| 1:38.4 | also called a forest fire, can be very devastating. But today, we're also going to learn about why wildfire is important |
| 1:48.5 | and what important jobs it does. Here's our trail map. We are going to look at what is it like to live |
| 1:56.4 | through a wildfire. And can anything good come from a wildfire? We're going to look at how a tree |
| 2:05.0 | can be born from a wildfire. And finally, we are going to learn how we can grow and do well |
| 2:12.1 | after hard times in life. Before we begin, the episode activity guide for today's lesson includes a lot of photos |
| 2:20.8 | and links to videos of the wildfire that I'm going to talk about today. So have your guide handy |
| 2:27.4 | so you can really come along and experience that wildfire as we did. And if you would like to |
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