Picks from Tyler Wigg Stevenson, author of 'Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age.'

What a model for ethical consumption can look like.

Observers weigh in on debt's indication of lack of faith, danger, and potential immorality.

Observers ask whether Albert Pujols' Christian testimony squares with his holding out for the largest contract in the history of baseball.

Why Jesus did not say, "Market your neighbor as yourself."

The American retreat from marriage is moving into the heart of the social order: the middle class.

Bill McKibben believes we can thrive on a planet that will never be the same. A review of 'Eaarth.'

Returning the growing fields and kitchen table to God.

How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.

Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'

Or, how to be a truly ironic hipster.

To remain relevant, many evangelical pastors are following the lead of hipster trendsetters. So what happens when 'cool' meets Christ?

A marketing consultant advises early church leaders.

Radical: Taking back your faith from the American dream.

Woes and blessings of the oil spill.

Even more importantly: Why do you want to know?

It is important to distinguish between individuals in sports and the system of sports. Both are broken due to the Fall.

How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.

What's the biggest change needed in how charities and federal agencies deliver aid to developing nations?

Evangelicals desperately need spiritual and moral renewal—on that everyone agrees. But what do we do about it?

Megachurches are not the answer or the problem.

Lessons learned between the couch and a 10k race.

According to Benedict XVI's new encyclical, trying to love people without knowing the truth about them leads to mere sentiment and will do them harm.

The wisdom of becoming deeply rooted in one community.

Though it's no longer conspicuous, 'feel-good' buying lives on in the U.S.

Why it is dangerous to make evangelism another form of marketing.

The Devil's latest marketing guise.

The world produces more food than ever. So why do nearly a billion people still not have enough to eat?

During an era of Communism and materialism, Graham urged the church to prepare.

Why the grocery store is a holy place.

Tyler Wigg Stevenson says real Christianity isn't the kind you can buy.

Sure, consumerism is bad. But we need to think about why.

Why females younger and younger are being portrayed as sexual objects.

Stephen Nichols argues that Americans have remade Jesus in their own image.

Our best response to the world is to make something of it.

Why church shopping may not be all bad.

Leaders see cultural captivity choking out the gospel.

First, let's take back Easter.