Titles by: Megan Pillow Davis

Author: Megan Pillow Davis

Megan Pillow Davis is a journalist and freelance writer who lives in China Grove, North Carolina.

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The concept of recycling is easy to accept but the actual practice--and how to ■get started--may be a challenge. But our call as Christians requires that we not ■waste God's gifts to us.

A Return to Recycling

By Megan Pillow Davis

Recycling one ton of paper saves seventeen trees, two barrels of oil (enough to run the average car for 1,260 miles); 4,100 kilowatts of energy (enough power for the average home for six months); 3.2 cubic yards of landfill space; and sixty pounds of...

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Does the Bible offer guidance for contemporary man-made threats such as ■pollution?

Air Pollution
Inside and Out

By Megan Pillow Davis

What is air pollution? What are its causes and effects? What can we do to help address it? There are many small steps we can take to improve the environment and our health. We can also protect ourselves from the threats of air pollution in our homes,...

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Challenges to U.S. Democracy

By Megan Pillow Davis

Democracy, of course, did not begin in the United States. The idea of democracy--a government by the people--originated with the ancient Greeks and has been embellished, enhanced, perverted, and, in some cases, nearly destroyed by governments and peo...

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Consumerism
If I Had a Million Bucks I'd . . .

By Megan Pillow Davis

From a very early age, we are all taught to want and to spend, the two elements of the consumerism equation. Even very young children are enticed by a barrage of advertising whose main purpose is to encourage desire, to make them want something that ...

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Sound advice on answering the Bible's call for Christians to care for one another ■in times of need.

H1N1
History, Risk Factors, and Prevention

By Megan Pillow Davis

H1N1 influenza, commonly referred to as "swine flu," is now considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization. According to the Centers for Disease Control, it was first identified in the United States in April of 2009. By August more than 40,00...

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Drawing on the Bible verse, Genesis 1:25, this study examines the advantages ■and disadvantages of pet ownership while also focusing on the questions that ■arise by looking at the amount of money spent on our pets.

Part of the Family?
Caring for a Pet

By Megan Pillow Davis

We love our pets! Numerous studies suggest that pets can make us feel happier and more fulfilled, and they can even do things such as help keep our blood pressure down. But have you noticed the pet industry explosion in the last decade? In 2008, Amer...

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Drawing on the Bible verse, Genesis 1:25, this study examines the personal value ■of pets and the financial costs of pets.

Pets
Our Best Friends

By Megan Pillow Davis

We love our pets! Many young people have grown up with pets around their home. Relating to other animals is part of recognizing the vastness of God's creation and pets often provide comfort and receive our love.High school is a good time to think abo...

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The Real Consequences of Bullying

By Megan Pillow Davis

"Sticks and stones may break my bones," but words can also hurt and have lasting consequences. If we've learned anything from recent tragedies such as those at Columbine and Virginia Tech, it's that bullying is pervasive in our schools, and all of us...

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Religion and Politics Study Pack II

By Megan Pillow Davis, Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.

"Religion and Politics Study Pack II" consists of three one-session studies and one four-session study. It is not necessary to have previously studied "Religion and Politics Study Pack I" to enjoy this resource.The one-session studies are each author...

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Step Away from the Computer
Using Technology Wisely

By Megan Pillow Davis

There is no doubt our lives have radically been changed by technology. Yet, with new gadgets and communicative tools being created daily, we seldom stop to consider how to use them for the greatest good.This one- session study invites youth to consid...

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Christian youth considering military service and other forms of service such as the ■Peace Corps and AmeriCorp.

Thinking about Military Service

By Megan Pillow Davis

How should the church feel about young Christians in military service? Should youth group leaders help shape teens' views on serving in the United States military? What do our youth really think about military recruitment, and do they have an underst...

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Tibet and the Olympics

By Megan Pillow Davis

Since the lighting of the Olympic torch in Greece on March 24, 2004, the Olympic Games have been fraught with controversy. Crowds including supporters and protesters swarmed the routes in every city, some shouting China-centric slogans, others brandi...

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U.S. Government vs. Fundamentalist Mormons
What's Best for the Children?

By Megan Pillow Davis

On April 3, 2008, Texas police and other officials searched the temple at the Yearning for Zion ranch, a retreat in Eldorado, Texas built by a polygamist sect that is affiliated with the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or ...

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Understanding Cuba

By Megan Pillow Davis, Patricia Lloyd-Sidle

What is your image of Cuba: A forbidden island paradise? Cigars and rum? Fidel Castro? A decaying Communist stronghold? To what extent is that image shaped by reality and to what extent by myth and propaganda? This two-session study examines the hist...

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Understanding Iran

By Megan Pillow Davis, Richard Kauffman

In 1979, at the height of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, student activists took hostage the diplomats and other personnel serving in the American Embassy in Tehran and held them for 444 days. This crisis marked the end of diplomatic relations betwee...

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