Tag: Greed, Materialism & Consumerism

In December 2005, I sat with my wife in a small Chicago theater watching a charming production of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” I found myself unexpectedly moved. In...

Christmas music is the best thing about the Advent season next to baby Jesus, in my opinion. Every year, I anticipate the moment after Thanksgiving dinner when I...

As I sat in my office, I asked myself, “How can I serve two masters?” This was the question that rang through my head constantly during my time...

In the discussion of markets and morality, objections to free markets often center around values and character. Art Lindsley has written about the need for Christians of character...

In 2013, John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, claimed business is under attack. Speaking to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, he said, Humanity has been lifted up...

Editor’s Note: In his essay, “Is Capitalism Exploitative?” Joseph Connors discusses whether capitalism leads to exploitation and how Christians should respond to the existence of sweatshops, like those...

The Ghost of Christmas Present showed Ebeneezer Scrooge a wider world. Charles Dickens tells us in his Christmas Carol that Scrooge’s cramped vision hardly ranged from his counting...

Each year at Thanksgiving, I am faced with a major choice—and it doesn’t involve what kind of pie to have. It’s whether I will pack up with a...

We have all seen the various stereotypes of the Wall Street tycoon grinding the little guy under his thousand-dollar dress shoes on his way to the top. In...

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