History has shown syncretism to the culture is a chronic ailment of the church. - Skye Jethani

Jesus is offering us a holiday at the sea, but we must be willing to abandon our mud pies in the slums.

We live, and move, and have our being in a consumer cosmos. The global economy and interconnection of markets and resources means every time we eat a meal, listen to music, put on clothing, or read a book, we are being consumers.

The dilemma posed by consumerism is not the endless manufacturing of desires, but the temptation to settle for desires far below what we were created for.