Consumerism
McChurch
Category: General
Tags: Church, Consumerism, Discipleship
Topics: The Church
In the West, we tend to think of church as a weekend gathering in a special religious building. As a result, many mistakenly assume that Paul wrote his letters to a single body of people…
Cheap Grace and Consumer Christianity
Category: General
Tags: Atonement, Consumerism, Kingdom Living, Penal Substitution View of Atonement
Topics: Atonement and The Cross, Following Jesus
The “cheap grace” Gospel sells well in America. We live in a culture of consumerism that conditions us to habitually look for “the best deal.” We’re more or less trained from birth to live in…
Lighten Up: Happy Black Friday
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Consumerism, Finances
Be careful out there folks.
Consumer Wars: Sermon Clip
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Consumerism, Contentment, Finances, Greed, Kingdom Living
To go along with our other post today, here’s a clip from Greg’s sermon last week. If you don’t have any financial margin in your life, this might have something to do with it. You…
Lab Rats No More
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Consumerism, Contentment, Sermons
Is this threat to Christianity something we are completely ok with? In this sermon clip, Greg Boyd asks that very question. In American culture, we are constantly being told to buy products and be discontent…
Alan Hirsch on Making Disciples
Category: Sermons and Video Clips
Tags: Alan Hirsch, Christianity, Consumerism, Discipleship
This is an excellent clip featuring Alan Hirsch on making disciples (thanks Jeff!). He makes a really interesting point that we are all being formed into disciples of one thing or another. What’s forming you?
Video Q&A: Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christmas, Consumerism, Greg Boyd, Paganism, ReKnew
Topics: Ethical, Cultural and Political Issues
Greg discusses the origins of our celebration of Christmas and whether Christians should celebrate it given its pagan origins. Plus, he gives us some interesting new lyrics to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”…
Xmas
Category: General
Tags: Christian Living, Christmas, Consumerism, Jesus
Kevin Dooley via Compfight Zach Hunt brings a huge challenge in this article about the ongoing lament about the “liberal attack on Christmas.” Maybe the real problem is not with the media or the “liberals”…