Fall 2009
Here you’ll find articles from the Fall 2009 issue of Flourish. Sign up for fresh Flourish content by email or RSS.
| Inside Flourish by Kendra Langdon Juskus, Managing Editor | Thoughts on this issue, and on upcoming issues. |
Features |
 The Gift of Good Land30th Anniversary by Wendell Berry | “…Christianity…is not earthly enough.” |
 Sowing Seeds of Sustainabilityby Bob Morikawa | Sustainability isn’t a concept limited to ecosystems. How can the world’s poor apply it to their lives, as well as their land? |
 Green Building on Solid Groundby Kendra Langdon Juskus | Homes, schools, and churches: Christians are revamping traditional gathering places according to LEED standards and the stewardship mandate. |
Departments |
 The Flourishing Church:Green Church Buildings a Flourish interview | Architect, author, and Flourish 2009 speaker Michael Abbaté on church building construction and maintenance. |
 Global Community:Reinventing Christmas by Giving Gifts that Matter a Flourish review | Alternate gift-giving that renews and restores creation. |
| Sprouts Items of interest springing up around the creation care community. |
| Toolshed: Batten Down the Hatches Saving money makes sense in today’s financial climate. Some small actions also teach us to be “content whatever the circumstances.” |
Reviews |
| Film | Garbage Dreams | Recycling as life–reviewed by Kelsey Jones-Casey |
| Film | Food, Inc. | What’s missing from our understanding of food?–reviewed by Rachel Stone |
| Book | Everyday Justice by Julie Clawson | Every little bit helps.–reviewed by Tracey Bianchi |
| Book | Scouting the Divine by Margaret Feinberg | A shepherdess, a vintner, a farmer, and a beekeeper wake up our reading of Scripture.–reviewed by Kristyn Komarnicki |
Poetry |
| A Steward’s Prayer by John Silvius |
The Last Page |
| On Respect for Plants by Gregory Bock | What would happen if respect and reverence pervaded our attitude toward all of life? |
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