How to Stop Using Plastic at Home – Part 1
So. Plastic is poison. Producing plastic produces poison. This is not to say that we should stop using plastic altogether. There are many important uses for plastic in medicine and…
Another Kind of Plastic Poison
Ingesting nanoplastics and chemicals from plastic are not the only way that plastics are poisoning us. The manufacture of plastic by the petrochemical industry is another source of poison. Petrochemical…
40 ways a church can go green
Light bulbs, bike racks, solar panels, and moreby Anna Woofenden, The Christian Century Aug 10, 2022 issue Compost your food scraps and coffee grounds.Use rechargeable batteries in your wireless mics.Switch…
Plastic Is Poisoning Us – Literally
The more studies are published, the more it is clear that our most common plastics are really bad for human health. Take plastic water bottles. Plastic drinking bottle contain BPA…
Jesus: Financial Advisor
Last Sunday I had the privilege to preach on Luke 16:1-13, that puzzling parable about a house-manager who seems to be giving away his master’s money when he is fired.…
Calling All Young Environmental Leaders
Would you like to get involved in the environmental movement and identify as a youth or young professional? Join our community of Young Environmental Leaders focused on empowering a younger…
There Is Some Good News about Our Plastic Crisis
This is the last week of Plastic Free July. I hope you have taken a few more steps this past month to reduce the amount of single use plastic in…
A Comprehensive Look at Controlling Our Use of Plastic
Single-use plastic is a big problem, damaging the environment, killing marine life, breaking down into micro-pellets that are even found in the human blood stream. But our individual efforts to…
How to Reduce Your Single-Use Plastic
The first thing to do is know what you can recycle and what you can’t. In Central Ohio that is determined by SWACO, the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio.…
What’s So Bad about Plastic?
Why participate in Plastic Free July? Because the world is overwhelmed with single-use plastic. It is not only a pollutant, but it is on track to damage the health of…