The world is loud and clear that what makes you valuable is your ability to help or advance the person assigning value. If you can advance their career, benefit their family, or assist someone in something valuable to them, then you have value. Bottom line – your value is based on my perception of your […]
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What Makes You Valuable?
June 11th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Christianity, Church, Commercialism, Culture, God, Religion, Theology, Thoughts
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Detroit Church Fasts and Prays for a Bailout for Automakers
December 8th, 2008 · No Comments · Bible, Christianity, Church, Commercialism, Culture, God, Politics, Prayer, Preaching, Religion
The Greater Grace Temple in Detroit had a Sunday service devoted to God moving Congress to grant a bailout to the auto industry. With 3 SUV’s on the stage Charles Ellis organized a service to encourage members, many of whom have pensions from the auto industry and to pray that God would work things out. […]
Tags:Autoworkers·bailout·Congress·Detroit·Greater Grace Temple
The Gospel Doesn’t Need Spin
November 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Christianity, Church, Commercialism, Gospel, Religion, Television
We live in a culture of spin. We saw it in the presidential debating. We also see it in commercials. I saw a commercial today for Progresso Soup that made the claim 7 out of 10 people prefer Progresso Soup over Campbell’s in a national taste test. On the bottom of the screen the fine […]
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Addiction, Blessings, and the Book of Job
November 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Bible, Bible Study, Biblical Interpretation, Blessing, Christianity, Commercialism, Job, Old Testament, Religion
One of the best definitions of addiction I have come across is someone who treats objects like people and people like objects. People become something to be used rather than someone to have a relationship with. Objects transform from something to be used to someone to have a relationship with. Funny thing is the way […]
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Tide to Go and the Talking Stain
March 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Commercialism, Television
This has to be one of the funniest commercials I have ever seen. Thank you Tide to Go and the Talking Stain. You made my day! What kind of awkward or embarrassing interview experiences have you had? When I interviewed at the University of Florida for the doctoral program in clinical and health psychology it […]
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Practical Christian Living – From Consumerism to Contentment
February 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Bible, Christianity, Commercialism, Culture, God, Jesus, New Testament, Old Testament, Religion, Theology
We are experiencing technical difficulties with our email due to a website server switcharoo and so I am posting the content of our next LIFE group lesson here. Feel free to give feedback. Icebreaker: What would have been your favorite thing about living in the Garden of Eden? Last week we talked about sin in […]
Tags:Apostle Paul·Bible Study·consumerism·Contentment·Genesis·life group·Philippians
Kingdom Consumerism
February 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Christianity, Church, Commercialism, Culture, Kingdom of God, Religion
In talking about Kingdom Consumerism Philip asks the question, “does the 1st Corinthians passage about unity (“I’m of Apollos, I’m of Cephas, I’m of Paul, I’m of Christ…”) bring anything to bear in addressing this issue? That is, in terms of churches making the statement, “I’m of Rick Warren, I’m of Bill Hybels, I’m of […]
Tags:Bill Hybels·Burger King·Chick-fil-a·McDonalds·Philip Cunningham·Rick Warren
Just When You Thought You Owned Everything But a WordPress Hoodie…
January 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Blogging, Commercialism, Wordpress
After you purchase your new WordPress Hoodie here is something for you to consider…It is a nifty cover for your laptop for those sunny days on the beach. It is called, get this, “Lap Dome.” If I saw someone with that I would have a hard time not laughing. I am really sorry about that […]
Losing our Sense of Wonder – John 2
November 12th, 2007 · No Comments · Bible, Christ, Christianity, Commercialism, New Testament, Religion, Worship
When I read the story of Jesus clearing the temple I often wonder about how all those money changers got in there. Certainly no one walked up one day and said, “I have a great idea…let’s fill this place up so full of merchants that we will forget why we came here in the first […]
Catching #756 & Finding Our Value
August 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Christ, Christianity, Commercialism, Religion, Sports
Barry Bonds hits home run 756 and the man who caught the ball, Matt Murphy, finds value. On the Today Show this morning Matt Lauer made the comment that this would change his life. Why is it that as a culture we find value in everyone else’s accomplishments? I think it was Tony Robbins (yes […]
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