Stuff, salvation, and the holidays
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I will admit a little sheepishly that although I dislike shopping I love receiving presents. Certain creature comforts can momentarily delight–a soft new sweater, a sip of really good bourbon, or an exquisite chocolate will all leave me swearing “I’m in heaven.” At moments I feel more like Madonna than the Madonna: a material girl living in a material world.
I know none of this makes me sound like a very religious person, but religion doesn’t always entail an outright rejection of worldly things. I fervently believe that God gave us bodies and a physical, tangible world in which to live for a reason, and that He wants us to experience and be grateful for their goodness. That being said, there is the truth of the phrase “too much of a good thing.” We have been living in a culture of excess for a…
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