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The Story of Stuff

In the course of preparing for an upcoming sermon series on consumerism in our culture, I discovered this fantastic, if not haunting, video produced by Free Range Studios.  I do not purchase or use consumer products the same way after watching this video.  I don’t watch television the same after watching this video.  I hope [...]

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Against Consumerism

I’ve been reading and researching for a series of messages I hope to give in November – they will be under the loose heading of, “Against Consumerism.”  I believe consumerism is the chief competitor for our allegiance in the culture of the U.S.  So, in the spirit of the early church thinkers and writers, who [...]

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Consumerism and the Church

I’m planning for a teaching a series in November on consumerism and the Christian faith.  The human desire for more, more, more creeps into our faith and then into our expectations of church … (more on that later!)
Since I’ve been wrestling with these issues and trying to think through hard questions about our culture, I [...]

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