materialism
The mystical significance of Jesus’ resurrection
We don’t need to debate the possibility of a reanimated corpse. We need to reimagine our whole understanding of the material world.
The joy of things and the trap of excess
An ethicist and an anthropologist ask: How much is too much?
Do nice clothes really lead to ruin and destruction?
Other people have the things I want, and they seem fine.
I kissed Advent purity goodbye
I was raised in an ecumenical church community affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. When I later joined a Mennonite church, where many members were not raised with the church calendar, I became a bit of an Advent purist. Maybe a lot of one.
Material values
Scott Dannemiller narrates his family's year of simpler living. By the end, he acknowledges that "stuff" is not bad.
God amid materialism
Morton Kelsey showed me that I was under a spell that needed to be broken.
by Paula Huston
Living in a material world
God doesn’t hate stuff. God invents stuff.
Material things: Mark 10:17-31
Jesus called the young ruler to a new kind of material life, a life given to serving the poor with the “materials” of tears, blood and sweat. Clearly, this life is not marked by the kinds of happiness used to sell goods. But we do honor Jesus’ call in our culture when we honor volunteers and all those who serve others.