Posts Tagged ‘spirituality’

Review of Bill Hybels, “Holy Discontent”

Review of Bill Hybels, Holy Discontent: Fueling the Fire that Ignites Personal Vision. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007. What really sets you off? What are the things in life that really get your blood boiling? In this short, provocative, and easy-to-read book, Willow Creek’s Bill Hybels uses his pastoral fluency to challenge the reader to consider what he calls their “holy discontent,” which consists of a sort of God-given righteous… Continue reading

June 10 2009 | By Art | Tagged: activism, book review, change, discontent, religion, spirituality | 9 comments»

How to Avoid Being Enslaved by Consumerism

“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.” - Henry David Thoreau “Much of our activity these days is nothing more than a cheap anesthetic to deaden the pain of an empty life.” - Unknown “The things you own end up owning you.” - Tyler Durden in Fight Club Beyond a minimum threshold of poverty, money doesn’t buy happiness. Wealth may… Continue reading

September 20 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: consumerism, Lifehack, materialism, Money, spirituality, wealth | 29 comments»