We have a winner of the contest for the best new link for our Resources For Good Living page. A reader named Allison (same first name as mine, but spelled differently) receives a $50 gift certificate to Powells Books (or other non-chain store of her choice) for suggesting we add Perelandra, a site on nature [...]
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Winner Of The Contest!
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability
Tags: consumption·contest·happiness·Machelle Wright·nature intelligence·Perelandra·Powells Books
Consuming Jesus
February 15th, 2008 · No Comments · spirituality & religion, sustainability
My definition of happiness — the diamond-cut life — involves integrity as well as joy. And integrity was what I heard from evangelical Dr. Paul Metzger as he confronted the shortcomings of conservative Christianity in his book Consuming Jesus at his reading and discussion at Powells Books here in Portland the night before last.
The major shortcoming of modern evangelism and particularly megachurches is “giving people what they want
Tags: bipartisan politics·Christianity·consumption·culture·economics·evangelicals·global warming·happiness·integrity·Paul Louis Metzger·Powells Books
