Christianity Today

Christmas has become the epitome of everything that's twisted in our culture. Consumerism is ruining us and killing us - death by stuff. Over thirty years ago, President Carter of the United States of America said; "In a nation that was proud of hard work, strong families, close-knit communities, and our faith in God, too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we've discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning. We've learned that piling up material goods cannot fill the emptiness of lives which have no confidence or purpose."

He has given us the power to choose who we will serve, and choose we will; and serve we will. This essay is...excellent, thanks for writing it, God is good.

Fantastic article! Thank you!

The false god of open options? Too many choices at the coffee house? Please tell me you're kidding... This sounds similiar to the lunacy Christ decried regarding it being a sin to not wash your hands before eating. You've heard that one before right? It's no wonder the message of the gospel in this day and age is all over the place. How about this: stick to God's Word as-is and stop trying to come up with your own extrapolations.

This is one of the best blog posts I've read in a very long time (and I read a lot of 'em!). Thank you for your vulnerability, faithfulness to Scripture, and spot-on analysis! I've been both the victim and perpetrator of open-options idolatry, and you have exposed its devastation so poignantly. Thank you so much for this.