By Bill Guerrant on 11/17/2009
Isn’t our culture’s commercialization of such a holy event every bit as profane as selling doves and changing money in the courtyards of the temple? I wonder what would happen if Jesus walked into an American mall…with songs proclaiming his birth being piped in to induce purchases.
Posted in Features, Money & Economics | Tagged Anti-Consumerism, christmas, economy, idolatry, money, Wendell Berry, worship |
By Ed Cyzewski on 11/11/2009
If there’s one thing the financial crisis has taught me, it’s that our dreams of wealth and stability are fragile. Jesus wants us to give up on these little dreams we carry and protect…he’s offering an alternative that will not perish or fade away.
Posted in Features, Money & Economics | Tagged american dream, christian living, Consumerism, economy, financial crisis, whole-life discipleship |
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