The Rooftop Blog- An Inheritance for Christmas Future December 4, 2018This was prepared for a 2018 family devotional collection on the theme of Christmas past, present, and future. The observance of Christmas in Dickens story is the tableau upon which is built a morality play on the consequences of goodness … Continue reading →
- Values are the foundation of brands that have enduring success November 12, 2018A genuine brand is the public replica of private values. As individuals we learn to trust others when the fundamental values we hold sync with theirs. But when that trust breaks down, we question, and often limit, the relationship. Similarly, … Continue reading →
- The value of a strong master brand in the digital age November 11, 2018Creating and presenting a strong brand is all about establishing value.This is especially true if you are selling direct to consumers. If you have been dealing primarily with distributors or retailers, your brand is important–but to a lesser degree. As … Continue reading →
- The 7 C’s of Successful Communication October 29, 2018Communicating is simple. Right? Well, moving your lips may be easy, but effective communication can be mind-numbingly difficult. Even in friendships and marriages. Tough to get it right politics and religion. And yes, the right communication mix and messages are … Continue reading →
- Why worthy charities frequently stumble and fall October 26, 2018A group of our friends led a wonderful start-up that was trying to bring new perspectives to the environmental cause and reach faith-based constituencies who were not traditional supporters of these concerns. They had the plan worked out on paper, … Continue reading →
- Building Organizational Trust in an Age of Cynicism October 26, 2018In times of change, the last thing you need to experience—as an employee, a colleague, a corporate leader, or a customer—is the discovery that trust has been violated. Does any of this sound familiar? A person, group or organization has … Continue reading →
- Six New Business Trends October 25, 2018It’s always good sport to observe and predict trends in business and culture, and then look back in a year and two to see how it went! Here are 6 trends I’ve been reading about: 1. Millennials welcome Generation Z … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 7 is Mariah’s birthday! March 7, 2018Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Today is… Mariah Jewell’s birthday. It’s a national celebration! Or should be! Happy birthday Mariah, firstborn, beautiful and kind, bright and witty. Today in history In addition to Mariah’s birth in Evansville, Indiana, on this day … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. March 6 is National Oreo Cookie Day. March 7, 2018Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Today is… National Oreo Cookie Day. the Oreo cookie has become the best-selling cookie in the United States. The National Biscuit Company (today known as Nabisco) first developed and produced the “Oreo Biscuit” in 1912 at … Continue reading →
- Every day is a Day. Monday, March 5, 2018 is National Cheese Doodle Day March 5, 2018Monday, March 5, 2018 Today is… National Cheese Doodle Day Today in history The Hula-Hoop was patented in 1963 Scripture of the Day 2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray … Continue reading →
- An Inheritance for Christmas Future December 4, 2018
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Greenpeace Activists Paint “Quit Coal” On Chicago Coal Plant Smokestack
Victimless civil disobedience in Chicago, where eight Greenpeace daredevils painted “Quit Coal” on a local smokestack. As a nation we still rely heavily on coal, a power source that produces many victims. Check out the time-elapse video of the painting job.
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Tagged coal, creation care, Environment, Greenpeace
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A helpful but incomplete book: my review of Mere Environmentalism, by Steven Hayward
My review of Mere Environmentalism, a small book by conservative writer and policy analyst Steven Hayward, is now appearing in Flourish magazine. It is a helpful, but incomplete, view of Christians in environmental work, which presents the clear distinctions between … Continue reading
Overcoming the dangerous myth of world overpopulation; a move toward pro-life environmental action
Most of my adult lifetime one of the most common truisms among those who care about the people of the world has been that the population is growing so fast that it will soon outstrip available food, space, natural resources, … Continue reading
What is clean energy and how can I get some?
The problem of producing enough energy has always forced leaders and civilizations into a position of making sweeping moral choices and to pit nation against nation and people against people. There is always a price to pay for energy. Throughout most … Continue reading
The American Bald Eagle: A successful story of environmental protection
This dramatic picture from Florida’s Caloosahatchee River by my old friend and former colleague David Singer brings to mind the great success story involving America’s national symbol, the bald eagle. The bald eagle was chosen June 20, 1782 as the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Eagle, creation care, endangered species, Environment
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An argument for screen-free Sundays
Here’s something to think about: screen-free Sundays. If you’re like me, you’ve already come up with a number of reasons that doesn’t sound too appealing. But check out the article on reducing screen time, at the Flourish Blog, and join me in thinking about … Continue reading
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Tagged creation care, Environment, family, screen time, simple living, Sunday, television
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If only I would: my creation care resolutions for 2011
(Cross-posted at Flourish) I am over 50 years old, but my environmental sensibility is young. It has only been about five years since I realized that as a Christian I needed to take more seriously both my personal impact on … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, creation care, Environment, holidays, New Year Resolutions
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The nuances of the evangelical environmental movement: in Slate magazine.
Slate magazine has been poking around the evangelical environmental movement, which has been a focus of my attention the last five years. The article appears today. It presents different viewpoints, ideologies, and strategies within the movement, but suggests that we’re … Continue reading
Weekend Reading: The price tag of raising a child in America; Haiti Smoldering; Nobel Prize highlights China’s thuggery, Full Disclosure on the Oil Spill Impacts
The price of a child: Fascinating article in the Christian Science Monitor on the full parenting price tag, beyond the scary Christmas list, and why that doesn’t begin to describe the joy, the complexity, and multitude of choices. In the … Continue reading
Are asthma and obesity the only choices for Atlanta children?
Children in Atlanta face the dual challenges of obesity and asthma. Laura Seydel asks if our children really have to make that choice. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta reminds us that asthma is the No. 1 reason children are admitted to … Continue reading
