“Scripture champions contentment and self-control, not the endless pursuit of personal desires. Teaching and modeling these increasingly un-American values is not a high priority in most churches.”

The Divine Commodity: Discovering A Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity (2009, Zondervan)

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