One family lives a year on less, and reaps plenty.
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“Our lives may be largely defined by what we keep and what we discard. Christ was abandoned on the cross, despised and rejected. Yet just because something is thrown away doesn’t mean that it wasn’t worth saving.”
According to the EPA the average American produces about 4.4 pounds of trash a day, 29 pounds per week, 1,600 pounds a year. There are lots of ways to reduce that number that we’ve talked about at Flourish before such as composting, recycling, etc. but here is a new one: Lisa Hernandez tackles the waste problem by treating [...]
Good magazine regularly features infographics that try to present complicated data in aesthetic and understandable ways. Here are five of the best ones about the environment and topics related to caring for Creation. America’s Appetite for Energy:
Don’t be deceived! Generosity is not as simple as swiping a credit card. Here’s how to really give from the heart.
Jonathan Merritt interviews Marty Duren, author of the new book The Generous Soul, on missional giving and why Christians put their faith in money instead of God–just like everyone else.
Looking for a better, more compassionate shopping experience this Christmas? Create your own!
It’s getting cheaper to save energy, but that doesn’t mean we’ll save it.
You might not be asking your neighbors for a cup of sugar these days, but there’s a simple way to build community and counter materialism by swapping skills and items through your church.
Inviting a Christian creation care leader response to Derrick Jensen’s Orion Magazine article, “Forget Shorter Showers.”
