Topic
Consumerism
You Can't Buy Your Way to Social Justice
Why the activism of some fellow Americans scares me.
May 14, 2013
Ignoring Worker Injustice Won't Make It Go Away
Taking the source of our shopping seriously.
April 30, 2013
The Problem with Christians Doing the 'Harlem Shake'
Some advice for the church: Think before you click.
February 20, 2013
In Defense of Church Hoppers
Some Christians' spiritual baggage makes it harder to find a church home
January 28, 2013
The Soul of Your Soles: Why Women Love Shoes
Celebrating those 'bursts of beauty that defy the mundane.'
July 10, 2012
My Top 5 Books on Consumerism
Picks from Tyler Wigg Stevenson, author of 'Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age.'
December 19, 2011
Why Women Are Obsessed with Pinterest
The spirituality of the booming online "self-expression engine."
November 30, 2011
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, & the Christian Consumer
What a model for ethical consumption can look like.
November 28, 2011
What's Wrong with Credit Card Debt?
Observers weigh in on debt's indication of lack of faith, danger, and potential immorality.
May 25, 2011
Do Christian Athletes Strike Out on Big-dollar Contracts?
Observers ask whether Albert Pujols' Christian testimony squares with his holding out for the largest contract in the history of baseball.
February 25, 2011
Holiday Shopping for Jesus
How women—who have begun to out-earn men in the U.S. business sector—can use their holiday spending to glorify God.
December 15, 2010
Marriage: Marginalized in the Middle
The American retreat from marriage is moving into the heart of the social order: the middle class.
December 6, 2010
Local Is Beautiful
Bill McKibben believes we can thrive on a planet that will never be the same. A review of 'Eaarth.'
November 16, 2010
Culturally Focusing on the Family
How hipster evangelicals have fallen into the same consumerist traps as their parents.
September 14, 2010
Culture in an Age of Consumption
Why evangelical hipsters may be the best example of James Davison Hunter's 'faithful presence.'
September 14, 2010
Hipster Faith
To remain relevant, many evangelical pastors are following the lead of hipster trendsetters. So what happens when 'cool' meets Christ?
September 3, 2010
Simplicity: It's Complicated
When trying to buy and spend less only breeds anxiety, maybe it's time to check motives.
August 27, 2010
How to Become a Successful Religion
A marketing consultant advises early church leaders.
August 19, 2010
Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, and Jesus
In 'Unsqueezed', Margot Starbuck explores what shopping and eating to the glory of God looks like.
July 2, 2010
Lead in Your Lipstick, Carcinogens in Your Hair Color
Most of the personal care products you use every day are damaging your health, argues Samuel Epstein in 'Toxic Beauty'.
March 1, 2010
Amen, and a Foul
It is important to distinguish between individuals in sports and the system of sports. Both are broken due to the Fall.
February 1, 2010
Sports Fanatics
How Christians have succumbed to the sports culture—and what might be done about it.
January 29, 2010
Help That Makes a Difference
What's the biggest change needed in how charities and federal agencies deliver aid to developing nations?
December 15, 2009
A Statement On Prosperity Teaching
From the Lausanne Theology Working Group, Africa chapter at its consultations in Akropong, Ghana, 8-9 October, 2008 and 1-4 September 2009
December 8, 2009
In the Beginning, Grace
Evangelicals desperately need spiritual and moral renewal—on that everyone agrees. But what do we do about it?
October 2, 2009
Why You Can't Just 'Love Your Neighbor'
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.
July 10, 2009
'Stuff', the Sleeper Hit
Viral video on consumption may be coming to a church near you.
May 13, 2009
It Takes More Than a Recession to End Consumption
Though it's no longer conspicuous, 'feel-good' buying lives on in the U.S.
February 12, 2009
Jesus Is Not a Brand
Why it is dangerous to make evangelism another form of marketing.
January 2, 2009
A Variety of Ways Not to Have Christmas
What’s Christmas like for Christians who resist the materialism, and for people who do not celebrate it at all? (Mark Oppenheimer, The New York Times)
From Purchases to Practices
On a daily basis, the place where we now find meaning and satisfaction is not primarily in civic participation, but in consumption (Andy Crouch, Q Shorts)
GM, church team up to convert sales
In what organizers said was the first event of its kind in the area, Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit teamed up Sunday with GM and the GM Minority Dealers Association to offer churchgoers a chance to test drive more than a dozen cars. (Detroit Free Press)
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