What We Read This Week

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Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!

HEALTH

An Apple a Day Significantly Helps the Heart, Study Finds

Few fruits have the same mystique as the apple, which is curious given its ubiquitous presence in our lives. Now it turns out that Aphrodite’s favorite fruit – the edible pome that…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

TECHNOLOGY

Need a Bit of Bible? There’s an App for That

Making the Bible accessible and shareable is what YouVersion’s Bible app is all about. About 300 versions of the Bible can be downloaded for free to…Read Full Article

From CNN: Belief Blog

LIFESTYLE

How to Stop ‘Trying to be Perfect’

The texts flew between mothers this weekend about the latest missive in the Mommy War. This is not the old work vs. stay-at-home debate, which hardly exists anymore as employment has morphed into an amoeba of dozens of possible…Read Full Article

From The Washington Post: On Parenting

ENVIRONMENT

Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half its Corals Since 1985, New Study Says

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study published Monday. The loss has been spurred by a combination of factors…Read Full Article

From Washington Post: Health & Science

CITIES

Vancouver is Working Hard to Become a Great City for Cyclists

Vancouver has been investing into bike infrastructure for a little while, and thanks to passionate activists both inside and outside local government, a lot of progress has been made. Our friends from Streetfilms went to the West Coast city for…Read Full Article

From Treehugger

MARRIAGE

Chores Don’t Lead to Divorce, But They Get Us Talking

The rather shaky news in recent days of a survey that found that couples who share household responsibilities are more likely to divorce has been making headlines since the Drudge…Read Full Article

From The Washington Post: On Parenting

SPIRITUALITY

24 Ways to Practice Thanks-giving

The Christian writer G. K. Chesterton had the right idea when he said we need to get in the habit of “taking things with gratitude and not taking things for granted.” Gratitude puts everything in a…Read Full Article

From Spirituality & Practice