Honor and Shame: A First Century Lens for Today
JUNE 7, 2013 | BY: SPENSER BOLTE -- Is our society really any different? Get rich or die tryin' right? We do a lot of things for status...
Hearts That Poop Chocolate Kisses
BY: MARGOT STARBUCK -- If the definition being used on February 14 has to do with romance, and warm fuzzy feelings, and sweet-smelling...
The Challenge of the Manger in Bethlehem
BY: TOBIAS ROBERTS --From opulent shopping malls in the Unites States to corners of crumbling adobe houses in rural...
Goodbye Santa! Hello St. Nick! Or, how many slaves work for you?
BY: MARTY TROYER -- There are more slaves in the world today than at any other time in human history. On December...
Committed to Unhappiness: Consumerism is the Enemy of the Church
BY: TONY CAMPOLO -- The American economic system could not continue to exist without keeping us constantly...
“Class Warfare” in Mary’s Magnificat?
As our call to worship the fourth Sunday in Advent, we read Mary's Magnificat, a prophetic song that she bursts into in Luke 1:46-55 after her cousin Elizabeth confirms that she has the son of God in her wo...
The Challenge Of Keeping The Real Christ In Christmas
Like most kids, when I was growing up I looked forward to Christmas with eager anticipation. With each passing day the excitement heightened. I constantly fantasized about how wonderful it would be...
Taking the SEX out of Sex-mas!
Then one foggy Sex-mas Eve, Victoria came to say: Consumer with your eyes so wide, buy this bra and panties tonight.
Twenty-year-old young women wearing unmentionables stare into the camera saying: “Tell me ...
Let's Talk About Sex, Baby! (. . .and Consumerism)
Many Christians are very critical of contemporary sexual culture, and rightly so. But what is the worldview behind this culture of so-called sexual liberation? Perhaps, by directly attacking modern ideas abou...
Trusting God in a Consumerist Society
Consider what Jesus said about wealth and how he told us that we cannot love both God and money (i.e. material things) at the same time (Matt 6:24). Danish religious philosopher Soren Kierkegaard commented on t...