consumerism

The Divine Commodity

The Divine Commodity by Skye Jethani has been one of the most intriguing books I’ve read this year.  His thoughts on consumer Christianity are well crafted, and I love the way he weaves in van Gogh’s life and artwork (I can’t wait to act like a complete art snob in front friends now with my [...]

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Advent Conspiracy

Our community is involved with the advent conspiracy for Christmas again this year. You got something better going on?

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A generation enslaved

This month’s issue of Toronto Life covers a portrait of a mortgage-enslaved generation. Why do we do this to ourselves? Who says we need a home that large or that fine? I just recently realized that Bono closes off the song “beautiful day” with the statement “what you don’t have you don’t need it now”… [...]

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The Story of Stuff…

Go to this site to check out this viral video on “The Story of Stuff“.  It’s about 20 minutes long but communicates the key messages of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal with brilliant simplicity. Below is one of my favorite segments of the video, I’d love to hear what you are or or plan [...]

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Shopocalypse

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.)

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The call of the mall…

Some thoughts I jotted down while cross-boarder shopping and waiting in the dreaded cheesecake factory lines. like rats in a cage or mice in a maze wherever the sales sign lead I go where they say to go joyfully letting this wallet bleed what a steal we beat the system, got a better deal got [...]

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My wants / Your needs…

My ‘wants’ often take away from the ‘needs’ of others on the planet?

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