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by Matthew Sleeth
[Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.]
As an emergency room physician, I often worked 24-hour shifts. Emergency room doctors are not alone—today nearly one-fifth of the world population works in shifts.
Our regular patterns of waking and sleeping—called circadian rhythms—are fundamental to [...]
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To live, we must daily break the body and shed the blood of creation.
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By Christiana Peterson
Flourish magazine, Summer 2010
Canning is a method of preserving food invented by a confectioner and brewer in 19th century France when the government offered money to anyone who could come up with a way to preserve large amounts of food for their armies. This method, which has remained largely unchanged since then, gradually spread [...]
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You get a new one every two years, but what good is an old cell phone in the junk yard? Here’s how your church can turn old electronics into new hope.
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Author Tracey Bianchi about hugging trees AND people; a hopeful documentary about food, for once; and China’s rise to energy infamy in this issue of Sprouts from Flourish magazine.
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Churches are kind of like front porches–except that hardly anyone ever bikes to them. Here’s an easy way to change that.
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Like everything Houston’s Ecclesia church community pursues, environmental stewardship isn’t “going green.” It’s following God.
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A nature observation walk with a group of friends gives us fresh air, fellowship, exercise, and a chance to sharpen our observation skills. It can deepen friendships by getting us out of our usual routines, and bring us closer to God. With this activity, you’ll look a little more closely at your surroundings and have a deeper experience of creation. It can be a short walk in a city park or an all-day event further afield.
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John Calvin is overwhelmed.
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“Shalom doesn’t begin once every last person is convinced they need to get on board. It begins with a few people planting gardens in a land at war. It begins with a field.”
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Most PopularGet the new discussion guide for the Disneynature film Earth being released on April 22, and watch the film with your family in the light of scripture.
