Items tagged consumerism

• Small and wonderful

  A tour through the quirky Long Lake Food and Book Shop exposes the reasons small businesses are important and resilient.

• Enough is enough

  A new book by Arthur Simon challenges Christians to develop a response to rampant consumerism.

• Energizing memories

  Can the American church remember its purpose and reclaim its identity?

• A question before pitching

  Though they take more work, there are many alternatives to sending something to the landfill.

• Reality servanthood

  Is Extreme Makeover: Home Edition philanthropic?or pornographic?

• The clarity of a dumpster

  Could filling a roll-off be considered a spiritual discipline?

• Dressing up is hard to do

  Reflection on the lost art of getting gussied up.