# 198. Cool Creatures | Ferns

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Podcast: [Language of God](https://stenobird.com/podcast/language-of-god-423722)
Published: 2025-10-30T08:05:00+00:00
Episode link: https://biologos.org/podcast-episodes/cool-creatures-ferns
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Duration seconds: 2890

## Resource

You might think of ferns—if you think of them much at all—as the unassuming and understated members of the plant world. What could they teach us about philosophy or theology or wonder? It turns out quite a lot. When we explore that strange world of fern reproduction and learn about the two life phases of ferns it brings up questions about identity and what it means to be an individual. And the exploration itself becomes a practice of wonder and celebration of the diversity of life God creates. Theme song and credits music by Breakmaster Cylinder. Other music in this episode by Northern Points, Evan MacDonald, Superlegal, Pink Marble, Sarah Chapman, Lost Harmonies, Geoffrey Jerrall, and Klimenko Music, courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.

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