Spring 2012 Table of Contents
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| Inside Flourish By Rusty Pritchard, Editor | Thanks to our founding managing editor, Kendra Langdon Juskus. |
Features |
 A Call to Compassion from Our Brothers the AnimalsBy Kendra Langdon Juskus | Our treatment of animals is less about animal rights than it is about what kind of people we are. |
 Romans 1:20 MomentsBy Nancy Sleeth | The Amish teach us that living less in the man-made world and more in the God-made world can reveal the heart of the Creator. |
Departments |
 Where We Live: Earth Day’s Forgotten FounderBy John A. Murdock | The Christian roots of the original Earth Day: It wasn’t April 22, and it wasn’t a protest movement. |
 Common Grace: “Do You Know When the Goats Give Birth?”By Rachel Stone | A Lenten reflection on animal birth, and what it can teach us about God’s common grace. |
 Global Community: Conservation as a Priority for the Church (coming soon)By Rusty Pritchard | Climate is always changing. Climate-proofing our common-good investments makes sense for ministries and the people they serve, whether people are causing climate change or not. |
 Sprouts (coming soon)Items of interest springing up around the creation care community. |
 Toolshed: How to Score a Sustainable Potluck (coming soon)By Jennifer Bryson | Use this handy scoresheet to host a potluck competition at your home or church. |
Reviews |
| Apps| Audubon Birds by Green Mountain Digital and iBird Explorer Pro 5.1 by the Mitch Waite Group (coming soon) Reviewed by Rusty Pritchard | Two apps that give you field guides and a range of surprising features not available in paper. |
| Book | Fair Food by Oran B. Hesterman (coming soon) Reviewed by Sara Sterley | A national leader in sustainable agriculture and food systems points to what comes after “conscious consumerism.” |
| Books | Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (coming soon) Reviewed by Rusty Pritchard | Two books about living out big missions within the small fields of home and family. |
Poetry |
 BelongBy D.S. Martin |
The Last Page |
 Everything is Interestingby Jerram Barrs | Confront the culture. Banish boredom. Connect to Creation. |
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