They've been called America's Best Idea.

And now on the other side of the coronavirus lockdowns, they're reopening for eager visitors.

America's 62 national parks preserve forever some of our continent's greatest natural treasures,

from mountains and canyons to coral reefs and ancient forests.

They're truly a lifetime worth of beauty and wonder to

explore. But do we really appreciate what we have here on this continent? Have we fallen in love

with it the way the Psalmist and the prophets and even Jesus himself were plainly in love with

creation? And do we see nature and our role in it rightly through the binoculars, you might say, of a

Christian worldview?

I'm Shane Morris.

And joining me today is a pastor who's unquestionably fallen in love with nature and whose

YouTube channel has become a hub for exploring and celebrating America's national parks.

Randy Smith is senior pastor at Grace Bible Church in Allenwood,

New Jersey, and the cameraman and adventurer behind the America's National Parks YouTube channel.

Randy, welcome to the Breakpoint podcast. It's a pleasure to have you.

Oh, it is a blessing to be on the show with you. I want to just sit back and listen to you after

that introduction. That was fantastic.

Well, thanks. I mean, it's garnered based on watching some of your videos and seeing your obvious enthusiasm for nature and for the national park system. I mean, it just mirrored so much of the

feeling I have toward the natural world and toward, you know, the idea of creation as opposed to

just naked nature. This is not

something that just happened. This is something that's put here for us to enjoy and to cultivate

and admire. Randy, what sparked your fascination with America's National Park System?

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