As Summer quickly approaches it’s time for Corporate Responsibility Mondays to come to a close. It’s been a fun series as Josh and I have co-blogged about corporations in similar industries with differing records:

Clothing:
Bad: L.L. Bean
Technology:
Good: Dell and Green hosting
Evil: Apple
Clothing:
Good: Maggie’s Organics
Bad: Kohls
Sweets:
Good: Equal Exchange
Bad: Sara Lee
Shoes:
Good: Tom’s, Hersey, No Sweat, Adbusters, etc.
Bad: Nike
Bananas:
Good: Fair Trade
Bad: Chiquita
Clothing:
Good: No Sweat Apparel
Bad: J. Crew
Fast Food:
Good: Chipotle
Evil: Burger King
Stocks and Investing:
Good: Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)
Bad: Fidelity (and Playboy)

This week, as the Corporate Responsibility draws to a close, Josh and I will be …

I decided if there was one word to describe the event I attend last night it was: Cool. I mean cool in the trendy sort of way too, but I realized maybe that’s okay, at least for now. I drove out with some house mates to a field in Hendersonville, TN to participate in an event called Displace Me, put on by Invisible Children.
Here is a summary of the event: 500 people showed up at a field (60,000+ total in 15 cities across the USA), we bring cardboard to make …

Another post from a series I did on Considering Church, this one was entitled, Good Sermons Draw a Crowd:
I understand bigger churches, especially when there is a great preacher. There are a handful of sermons I download regularly to listen to during the week, and if I lived in those towns I’d probably check them out on Sunday. There is a church in my hometown that has grown immensly, and I think it is largely do to the head pastors wonderful preaching. So, don’t get me wrong I understand the …

I’m adding some features to my site. This one is called a mini post

Spurred on by the discussion about Driving and Environmental Stewardship, I thought I’d imagine what would happen if everyone just stopped driving. They’d need some sort of compelling reason, so to make this semi realistic, let’s say that during the Super Bowl when millions of people are watching TV, there is a commercial that shows conclusive evidence that driving cars kills babies (It’s got to be drastic right?). What would happen?
Monday Morning:
Millions call in sick to work, simply because they don’t know how to get there without their vehicle. Those …

“God helps those who help themselves.”
“They will know we are Christians by our love.”
“Cleanliness is next to Godliness.”
“Money is the root of all evil.”
“…Blessed Trinity”

Who said I actually had to have seven? I mostly wanted to post this after reading the intro to an article I had posted a few weeks ago:
Only 40 percent of Americans can name more than four of the Ten Commandments, and a scant half can cite any of the four authors of the Gospels. Twelve percent believe Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife. This failure …

My wife will soon be entering into a full time professional career as a Family Nurse Practitioner. And I’m not ashamed to say, she will be the primary wage earner in our family. She’ll be the one pulling in the big bucks and putting bread on the table. I have no doubt will survive just fine and be able to support a family. What’s disturbing though, is to know that, without intervention and advocacy, it is very possible she will be denied a fair and equal wage. I believe the …

Corporate Responsibility Mondays are simple, I’ll highlight responsible companies, Josh will highlight not so responsible companies. Today we are taking on the beverage industry, and I’ll be giving you two for the price of one.

When it comes to Fair-Trade, Organic Soda Pop, there is only one certified company out there, and that’s JavaPop. But it’s not your normal Soda, it’s Coffee Soda. I’ve never had Coffee soda so I’m not sure if it fits in with the Pepsi and Dr. Pepper products, but it is a Soda, and your coffee …