by Rusty Pritchard The wiring is already there. The mental infrastructure is in place. It's up to us to provide the raw materials. I'm not a romantic. Don't accuse me of putting the "noble savage" on a pedestal. I'm part scientist, part … [Read more...]
Animal Stewardship and the Care of Creation
September 21, 2011 by 4 Comments
by Rusty Pritchard For over twenty years I’ve been a student of American environmentalisms. The plural is intentional. Environmental concern flows from many springs, and though some of the streams merge, they also divide, so rarely does it form … [Read more...]
The Myth of Overpopulation
January 31, 2011 by 10 Comments
By Rusty Pritchard Flourish magazine, Winter 2011 There’s a perilous notion lurking in the minds of many in the environmental movement. Confronted with a burgeoning human population, and frustrated at the human impact on the world’s … [Read more...]
Inside Flourish
January 21, 2011 by 1 Comment
From Kendra Langdon Juskus, managing editor Flourish magazine, Winter 2011 In 2011, the world's population will hit seven billion, just 12 years after it reached the watershed 6 billion mark in 1999. Many environmental awareness advocates … [Read more...]
Haiti in the time of Cholera: A Letter from Port-au-Prince
December 15, 2010 by 2 Comments
by Rusty Pritchard [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must … [Read more...]
Film | Cool It
December 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
Reviewed by Rusty Pritchard Flourish magazine | Fall 2010 Sometimes the second version of a film idea is better than the original. In 1969 and again in 2003, The Italian Job’s Mini Coopers allowed bank robbers to escape a traffic jam … [Read more...]
The Paradox of Efficiency
September 22, 2010 by 2 Comments
by Rusty Pritchard [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] The advent of more efficient electric lights ought to be hailed as a great step forward for … [Read more...]
The “Other” Environmental Crisis
June 16, 2010 by 2 Comments
[Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] by Rusty Pritchard Think the world’s biggest environmental problems are overpopulation and climate change? Think … [Read more...]
Conserving Soil and Building Economies in Haiti
May 19, 2010 by 2 Comments
[Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] by Rusty Pritchard Working hard to keep my balance, I followed a barefoot 60-year-old Haitian farmer up a mountain … [Read more...]
Pursuit of Happiness Spectacularly Unsuccessful in Modern America
March 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
by Rusty Pritchard [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] The U.S. Declaration of Independence highlights the fundamental right to the pursuit of … [Read more...]
Toyotas (and Fords) 600 times more dangerous than media reports
February 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
by Rusty Pritchard An estimated 19 people have died in crashes related to unexpected acceleration in Toyota-made vehicles over the last decade. This has led to a national uproar, dominating the news cycle and flooding dealers with recalled autos … [Read more...]
The Real Truth about Haiti and What Your Church Can Do Now and in the Future
January 14, 2010 by 15 Comments
by Joanna Pritchard and Rusty Pritchard Going green as a church is an important thing to do. Getting outside is healthy and restorative. Recycling is sensible. Planting churchyard gardens that provide food for neighbors in need is huge. But if … [Read more...]
The Environmental Crisis is a Crisis of Character
January 6, 2010 by 2 Comments
by Rusty Pritchard [Ed. note: this article is part of our weekly series of reflections called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] Wendell Berry said in The Unsettling of America that the environmental crisis is a crisis of … [Read more...]
Where have we been?
October 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
In Chicagoland, where I got to host Flourish president Rusty Pritchard, and where we filled our week with rich conversations, inspirational meetings, lessons in natural history (and enthusiasm) with first graders, some deep dish pizza, and some … [Read more...]