Comments on: The Poison Of Consumerism http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/ Learning :: Becoming :: Failing To Live A Missional Life Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:47:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Help End Local Poverty » Holiday Shopping & Poverty (Featured) » Rescue | Restore | Renew http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-2345 Help End Local Poverty » Holiday Shopping & Poverty (Featured) » Rescue | Restore | Renew Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:16:44 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-2345 [...] 14, 2008 | 0 Comments Last week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...] [...] 14, 2008 | 0 Comments Last week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...]

]]> By: Phil Whittall http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 Phil Whittall Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:01:01 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1576 I think the link between consumerism and poverty is important and it's a good place to start, that if we don't spend so much on ourselves we can help people in desperate poverty. But I think that's only a starting point in our challenge to consumerism, that's about greed and consumerism is so much more subtle - it offers people fellowship, purity and beauty, meaning and purpose (sound familiar?), consumerism offers people an alternative identity - who needs a renewed mind when you can get a total makeover? So we need the twin attacks on the spiritual imposter of consumerism and the injustice of poverty to raise an effective challenge. Thanks for the post, keep on it! I think the link between consumerism and poverty is important and it's a good place to start, that if we don't spend so much on ourselves we can help people in desperate poverty. But I think that's only a starting point in our challenge to consumerism, that's about greed and consumerism is so much more subtle – it offers people fellowship, purity and beauty, meaning and purpose (sound familiar?), consumerism offers people an alternative identity – who needs a renewed mind when you can get a total makeover?
So we need the twin attacks on the spiritual imposter of consumerism and the injustice of poverty to raise an effective challenge. Thanks for the post, keep on it!

]]> By: chrismarlow http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 chrismarlow Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:51:05 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1577 Phil,<br />Good words man. So many layers to this complex issue. Phil,
Good words man. So many layers to this complex issue.

]]> By: chrismarlow http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 chrismarlow Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:26:17 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1575 Todd, Thanks man. I think most people truly want to help. But it seems we're so busy trying to maintain our lives that we can't pause, see the issue at hand and act. Todd,
Thanks man. I think most people truly want to help. But it seems we're so busy trying to maintain our lives that we can't pause, see the issue at hand and act.

]]> By: Holiday Shopping & Poverty | helpendlocalpoverty.com http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Holiday Shopping & Poverty | helpendlocalpoverty.com Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:40:19 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1574 [...] week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...] [...] week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...]

]]> By: Holiday Shopping & Poverty | helpendlocalpoverty.com http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1589 Holiday Shopping & Poverty | helpendlocalpoverty.com Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:40:19 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1589 [...] week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...] [...] week I hit on the topic of consumerism. It’s easy to always focus on an issue without creating pathways for change. We’re all [...]

]]> By: Todd Hiestand http://www.simplymissional.com/2008/12/the-poison-of-consumerism/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Todd Hiestand Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:46:54 +0000 http://www.simplymissional.com/?p=1679#comment-1573 My thought isn't so much that we lack the compassion and sacrifice... i think you hit on it already in this post. we lack the understanding that how we live makes an impact on how others live and that we actually can do something about it. this is where we need people like you to keep advocating for the poor and telling us a different story! good thoughts bro. My thought isn't so much that we lack the compassion and sacrifice… i think you hit on it already in this post. we lack the understanding that how we live makes an impact on how others live and that we actually can do something about it.

this is where we need people like you to keep advocating for the poor and telling us a different story!

good thoughts bro.

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