Dr. Katherine Hayhoe is a professor and co-director the Climate Center at Texas Tech University. She is also an evangelical Christian. In this OpEd piece recently printed in The New York Times, she explains why her faith compels her when it comes to climate change, who will bear the brunt of the change, and why […]
Officials in the Florida Keys announced what many coastal governments nationwide have long feared, but few have been willing to admit: As seas rise and flooding gets worse, not everyone’s property can be saved. The costs of staying ahead of rising water is too high. The New York Times reports. (Photo: Katrina Montivagrant, Creative Commons)
Courtney Martin offers seven standards donors may wish to consider when making year-end charitable gifts. Although not directed toward churches, how would your congregation’s mission and ministries stand up to these tests? What are your standards as a donor? (Photo: © genotar1 – Fotolia.com)
Unless drastic action is taken to curb climate change our earth and economy will suffer severe damage, a report by 13 federal agencies warns. The 1,656-page report is the latest assessment of scientists that predicts dire consequences. Click above for the New York Times article. Click here for a study guide. (Photo: rambojan iphoneography, Creative […]
Wildfires in the West, flooding in the East, record temperatures around the world. 2018 is shaping up to be one of the hottest years on record, and scientists project things will get only worsex And yet 2018’s crises show just how unprepared we are for climate change. From the New York Times. (Photo: Takver, Creative […]
Remaining physically active as we grow older could help to keep our muscles and immune systems robust, according to two inspiring new studies of older recreational cyclists. The New York Times reports that immune systems and muscles especially benefit. (Photo: David Hudson, Creative Commons)
Sam Polk had it all — a job on Wall Street, a job that paid millions, all the stuff he could buy — but still he wanted more. That was before he had a moment of insight and walked away from it all. His insight? He was addicted to money the way alcoholics are addicted […]
Sure, it’s not the first time you’ve heard the message that money, sex and power can’t make us happy, but here it comes from Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, in a New York Times op-ed piece. Interesting reading. (Photo by Chris Lott, used by Creative Commons license)
A Stanford University anthropologist proved scientifically what Christians have known for generations — being a disciple of Christ and going to church is good for your health in body, mind and spirit. Her study of Christians in a variety of settings led her to some startling conclusions. (Photo © Warren Goldswain, Fotolia.)
Canada’s tar sands, deposits of sand saturated with bitumen, contain twice the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by global oil use in our entire history. If it is exploited, as some are eager to do, the environmental damage will be apocalyptic. (Photo by Roberto Rizzato, used under Creative Commons license.)
