environment

Celebrating Earth Day: A Christian Perspective on Stewardship of the Environment

April 22, 2010
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Today I want to celebrate Earth Day by sharing just a bit about why I, as a Christian, care about the environment and choose to put time, money and effort towards practicing mindful stewardship of God's glorious creation.
Here are some of the main reasons that our family has made environmental stewardship a priority as we [...]

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Reducing Waste with Earth-Friendly Disposables

March 22, 2010
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Does it seem just a little bit contradictory to suggest that you can reduce waste by choosing to use disposables?
Most of the conversation so far this month on the topic of reducing waste has centered around choosing products that can be used over and over (Cutting Down on Waste in the Kitchen, Homemade Cloth Diaper [...]

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Conserving Water: Why It Matters and Ways to Do It

November 19, 2009
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Image by Joe Schlabotnik
While I wouldn't say that I'm completely unconcerned about conserving water, it hasn't been a large focus for me in my desire to simplify our home and practice better stewardship of the earth that God has given us dominion over. I had heard and read bits of information here and there about [...]

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