Is Coral a Plant or Animal? With Coral Ecologist Dr. Robert Carter - Lesson 101
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
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🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Is coral a plant or animal? Discover the incredible ways God designed coral to build itself and create entire underwater communities. Joining us is coral ecologist Dr. Robert Carter who works with Creation Ministries International. Let’s dive in and learn about these amazing mystery creatures!
Here’s our trail map:
- What Is a Coral?
- How is a Coral Different From a Coral Reef?
- How Does a Coral Build Its Own Home?
- What Important Work Did God Give Corals to Do?
- What Do Coral Reefs Teach Us About Hospitality?
Eryn's Books:
- 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
- Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615
- 936 Pennies: Discovering the Joy of Intentional Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/936-Pennies-Discovering-Intentional-Parenting/dp/0764219782
Episode Links:
- Creation Ministries International: https://creation.com
- Apologia’s Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day course: https://www.apologia.com/shop/zoology-2-course-set
- Explore Apologia’s award-winning courses and classes: https://www.apologia.com/
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- Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videos
- Get full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club
- Free Coral Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/coral-reef-facts/
- Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/ask
Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13 (NLT)
“When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves. Do not be interested only in your own life, but be interested in the lives of others.” Philippians 2:3-4 (NCV)
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:04.0 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
| 0:08.1 | And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide and a bonus video of content every single week. |
| 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. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello world. |
| 0:32.7 | Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:39.1 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:52.4 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:56.9 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:16.6 | Have you ever found something in nature and you weren't exactly sure what it was? |
| 1:20.0 | Sometimes things in nature can be tricky to identify. |
| 1:26.7 | And that is because God has designed so many incredible things throughout nature. |
| 1:31.1 | There is always more to discover. Today we are looking at something in nature that is full of wonder, but also a bit of a mystery. We are learning all about |
| 1:39.3 | corals. Here is our trail map. Are you ready? |
| 1:51.8 | We will discover what is a coral, and how is a coral different from a coral reef? |
| 1:54.8 | How does a coral build its own home? |
| 1:58.5 | What important work did God give corals to do? |
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