A Green Mama on Learning to Live Wisely and Well
An “overtired, hyper-caffeinated, stressed-out mom” still manages to take a step of stewardship each day, and encourages us that “sustainable living is totally doable.”
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Category: The Environment
Mar 08, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The Danger of Small Steps in Creation Care
We are warned that small steps of stewardship are dangerously futile. When guided by the Creator, small steps can be dangerous, indeed.
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Mar 06, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Family Fun: Three Easy Steps to Starting those Springtime Seeds
Believe it or not, it’s time to start your garden! Here’s the easiest way to begin.
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Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Cultivating Community: Slurp a Little Soup to Help Haiti Rebuild
Haitians celebrate solidarity and community each independence day by eating Soup Joumou. Join with Haiti in that same solidarity by hosting a fundraising, community-building Soup Joumou dinner of your own!
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Mar 05, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Tending to Eden: The rural poor are tangled in the roots of creation’s groaning
Trees: their absence leads to poverty, but their flourishing helps the rural poor of the world thrive.
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Mar 03, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Extending the Front Porch: How to Host a Church E-Waste Collection Event
How your church can turn its giant asphalt parking lot into a tool to care for creation.
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Feb 26, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Going Green is Not a Gray Area
Nancy Sleeth is a co-founder, with her husband, Matthew, of Blessed Earth and author of Go Green Save Green. Her mission is to inform people of the spiritual and financial benefits of living an environmentally conscious life. We spoke to her about how conservation creates community, small changes that make a big difference and her [...]
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Ed Brown on Wendell Berry’s “The Gift of Good Land”
One of the biggest challenges the environmental movement faces is to figure out what to do with people.
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Feb 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
A Hopeful Creation
C.S. Lewis is best known for imaginative Christian allegories and wise applications of faith to life. But did you know that a rich understanding of creation’s glory and degradation was foundational to his work and his faith?
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Feb 24, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Three Fun Ideas for a Nature Hike with Kids (or Grownups)
A low-key game or activity can help your kids see something new in creation and can persuade them they’ll have fun when they think they’d rather stay in and watch TV. These three activities are proven catalysts for joyful, unstructured play in nature.
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Feb 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Ash Wednesday: Of Earth and Heaven
Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
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Feb 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Extending the Front Porch: Is Your Church Ready for a Garden?
Do you have enough sun? Do you have enough money? What will be the goal of the garden? These questions and others are what you need to ask before your church plants a community garden.
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Feb 18, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Toyotas (and Fords) 600 times more dangerous than media reports
If we do the math, we discover that NO car is safe. Driving is inherently dangerous.
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Feb 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Allen Johnson on Wendell Berry’s “The Gift of Good Land”
We depend upon others. That includes creation.
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Feb 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
God Doesn’t Want You to Eat Bacon
There has been a bacon explosion in this nation and it must be stopped. Seriously—it’s bad for your health and it’s bad for the world.
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Feb 16, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
