Did you know that nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two? That’s a lot of empty pill bottles when the medication is gone. While some of these bottles are recycled or reused, many of them end up in landfills. One group is working to change that. Cincinnati-based Matthew 25: Ministries, an international aid and disaster-relief organization, accepts donations of empty plastic pill bottles that are either sent to places where medical supplies are needed or are shredded and recycled….. [click View Post above to keep reading]

Making even small changes in the way we do things can have a big impact. Since society has developed habits that are harmful to the environment, changes need to happen in order to provide cleaner air and water, preserve wildlife, etc. Adopting earth-friendly habits doesn’t have to be hard. Listed below are a dozen good ideas. Even people who are hesitant about big changes will find something here they can embrace with little effort… [click View Post above to keep reading]

Recently we began a weekly Lent Devotion series. We post a brief video every Monday (around lunchtime) during the season of Lent, to help us prepare our hearts for Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. We hope you will join us each Monday to start your week off with some focus. Each week’s offering will include a Scripture passage, a musical selection, a reflection, and a prayer….. [click View Post above to watch the devotional video]

Recently we began a weekly Lent Devotion series. We post a brief video every Monday (around lunchtime) during the season of Lent, to help us prepare our hearts for Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. We hope you will join us each Monday to start your week off with some focus. Each week’s offering will include a Scripture passage, a musical selection, a reflection, and a prayer….. [click View Post above to watch the devotional video]

Bees are vital to a healthy environment and stable food supplies. Perfectly adapted to pollinate a variety of foods and flowers, they transfer pollen from one flowering plant to another. Thanks largely to bees, we can enjoy a range of foods from apples and pears to vanilla and coffee. Of course, honeybees also provide honey, a natural sweetener with many health benefits. Bees pollinate a variety of flowers, trees, and shrubs. And if you are wearing cotton, that’s because the cotton plants those threads came from were pollinated….. [click on View Post above to keep reading]

Bees are vital to a healthy environment and stable food supplies. Perfectly adapted to pollinate a variety of foods and flowers, they transfer pollen from one flowering plant to another. Thanks largely to bees, we can enjoy a range of foods from apples and pears to vanilla and coffee. Of course, honeybees also provide honey, a natural sweetener with many health benefits. Bees pollinate a variety of flowers, trees, and shrubs. And if you are wearing cotton, that’s because the cotton plants those threads came from were pollinated….. [click on View Post above to keep reading]