Download or read book Shopping for God written by James B. Twitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen? And what does it mean for religion and for our culture? Just as we shop for goods and services, we shop for church. A couple of generations ago Americans remained in the faith they were born into. Today, many Americans change their denomination or religion, sometimes several times. Churches that know how to appeal to those shopping for God are thriving. Think megachurches. Churches that don't know how to do this or don't bother are fading away. Think mainline Protestant churches. Religion is now celebrated and shown off like a fashion accessory. We can wear our religious affiliation like a designer logo. But, says James Twitchell, this isn't because Americans are undergoing another Great Awakening; rather, it's a sign that religion providers-that is, churches-have learned how to market themselves. There is more competition among churches than ever in our history. Filling the pew is an exercise in salesmanship, and as with any marketing campaign, it requires establishing a brand identity. Successful pastors ("pastorpreneurs," Twitchell calls them) know how to speak the language of Madison Avenue as well as the language of the Bible. In this witty, engaging book, Twitchell describes his own experiences trying out different churches to discover who knows how to "do church" well. He takes readers into the land of karaoke Christianity, where old-style contemplative sedate religion has been transformed into a public, interactive event with giant-screen televisions, generic iconography (when there is any at all), and ample parking. Rarely has America's religious culture been examined so perceptively and so entertainingly. Shopping for God does for religion what Fast Food Nation has done for food.
Download or read book Window Shopping for God written by Deborah Kimmett and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2024-05-04 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Window Shopping for God is a memoir by your average people-pleasing, meaning-of-life-seeking, downward-facing-dog-posing stand-up comedian. Deborah Kimmett has worshipped a lot of deities. After emerging from a rigidly Catholic childhood, she danced with witches, whirled with Sufis and explored the Power of Now like there was no tomorrow. Whether describing her teenage fear of demonic possession (and wardrobe hack for thwarting the Prince of Darkness), the perils of a comedy career (alcoholism, alienation, sexism, etc.), or her reconciliation with her estranged brother as he faced terminal illness (just to up the stakes), Kimmett's writing is unflinchingly honest, laugh-out-loud funny and deeply relatable. As she says, “if you disassociate from your body, it’s called trauma. If you disassociate and get paid for it, it’s called a comedy career.”
Download or read book What If God Wrote Your Shopping List written by Jay Payleitner and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Do You Spend Your Time and Money? Do you think there’s no connection between your choices as a consumer and your priorities in life? Think again. The everyday items you buy—or choose not to buy—say A LOT about who you are as a person and what’s important to you. Consider bestselling author Jay Payleitner’s creative ideas for purposeful purchases, such as… A shower curtain of the earth to remind you of God’s love for the world Comfort food that evokes memories and connects generations The ubiquitous smartphone and whether you need the latest and greatest model Encounter these and 49 other finds on your way to realizing your shopping list from God isn’t about acquiring more material goods, but about living a good life filled with faith and wisdom.
Download or read book Shopping for God written by James B. Twitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not so long ago religion was a personal matter that was seldom discussed in public. No longer. Today religion is everywhere, from books to movies to television to the internet-to say nothing about politics. Now religion is marketed and advertised like any other product or service. How did this happen? And what does it mean for religion and for our culture? Just as we shop for goods and services, we shop for church. A couple of generations ago Americans remained in the faith they were born into. Today, many Americans change their denomination or religion, sometimes several times. Churches that know how to appeal to those shopping for God are thriving. Think megachurches. Churches that don't know how to do this or don't bother are fading away. Think mainline Protestant churches. Religion is now celebrated and shown off like a fashion accessory. We can wear our religious affiliation like a designer logo. But, says James Twitchell, this isn't because Americans are undergoing another Great Awakening; rather, it's a sign that religion providers-that is, churches-have learned how to market themselves. There is more competition among churches than ever in our history. Filling the pew is an exercise in salesmanship, and as with any marketing campaign, it requires establishing a brand identity. Successful pastors ("pastorpreneurs," Twitchell calls them) know how to speak the language of Madison Avenue as well as the language of the Bible. In this witty, engaging book, Twitchell describes his own experiences trying out different churches to discover who knows how to "do church" well. He takes readers into the land of karaoke Christianity, where old-style contemplative sedate religion has been transformed into a public, interactive event with giant-screen televisions, generic iconography (when there is any at all), and ample parking. Rarely has America's religious culture been examined so perceptively and so entertainingly. Shopping for God does for religion what Fast Food Nation has done for food.
Download or read book Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces written by Jon Pahl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-12-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian historian Sidney Mead has observed: "In America space has played the part that time has played in older cultures of the world." In Shopping Malls and Other Sacred Spaces, Jon Pahl examines this provocative statement in conversation with what he calls the "spatial character" of American theology. He argues that places are always imaginatively constructed by the human beings who inhabit them. Sometimes this spatial theology works to our benefit; other times it poses spiritual risks. What happens when our banal "clothing of the sacred" violates our genuine need for comfort and intimacy? Or when we remember that the fleeting pleasures of a shopping trip or a Disneyland escape are designed to fill someone else's pocket rather than the spiritual emptiness in our own hearts? Pahl develops several ways to "clothe the divine from within the Christian tradition." He introduces a theology of place that reveals aspects of God's character through biblical metaphors drawn from physical spaces, such as the true vine, the rock, and the living water. Accessible and thought provoking, this enlightening book provides a better grasp of our particularly American way of lending religious significance to spaces of all kinds.
Download or read book God s Shopping Cart written by Celeste Jona and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to shop for the goodness of God and all that He offers to us as His children? His shopping cart is always available to receive what you need at anytime. He offers each of us an abundance for our lives that we can find by just reaching out and taking them off the shelf. Understanding the depth of what God gives to us is never fully attained, but it is the experience that carries us from glory to glory. God's Shopping Cart is just a glimpse of what has been attained and experienced in the lives of many and will be experienced in the lives of many others. The purpose of the book is the tap into the heart of children to build a foundation and into the souls of adults for a rejuvenation.
Download or read book What If God Wrote Your Shopping List written by Jay Payleitner and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Do You Spend Your Time and Money? Do you think there’s no connection between your choices as a consumer and your priorities in life? Think again. The everyday items you buy—or choose not to buy—say A LOT about who you are as a person and what’s important to you. Consider bestselling author Jay Payleitner’s creative ideas for purposeful purchases, such as… A shower curtain of the earth to remind you of God’s love for the world Comfort food that evokes memories and connects generations The ubiquitous smartphone and whether you need the latest and greatest model Encounter these and 49 other finds on your way to realizing your shopping list from God isn’t about acquiring more material goods, but about living a good life filled with faith and wisdom.
Download or read book Would God Go Shopping written by Marcus Culverwell and published by ShieldCrest Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing up to the dark realities of rampant consumerism is one of the greatest challenges of rich world Christians in the 21st Century. Developed world economies have grown rich by exploiting the poor and causing untold damage to planet Earth's human carrying capacity.. Anyone who claims to be Christian, anyone who cares about their brothers and sisters in the developing nations of the world, and anyone who cares about our own children's futures, must understand the extent of the problems and recognise their role in turning things around. This book will open the eyes of the reader to the great inequalities and also the ecological damage caused by an unsustainable and immoral economic model and it will challenge them to do their bit to put it right.
Download or read book The Divine Supermarket written by Malise Ruthven and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1989 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British journalist Malise Ruthven set out on a pilgrimage across America to vist places of religious significance. He wanted to see how, what, and why Americans worship. He reveals the religious soul of America in a perceptive, witty, and sometimes frightening study.
Download or read book Shopping for God written by Roland Howard and published by HarperCollins (UK). This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of what happens when the sophisticated comparison shopper goes searching for God. In this light-hearted book, Roland Howard is on a quest for a spirituality strong enough to cope with our cynical post-modern consumer culture. On the way, he has undertaken to guide us through the multitude of religious possibilities, from the weird to the ridiculous. Some search for truth in the rural lifestyle, some even live completely isolated from the modern world. Others simply serve the community, working to save the homeless and the lost, as the faithful have always done. There are even those who embrace the modern world, seeking God in cyberspace and in rave clubs with a different focus. Howard explores them all, with one eye on the experiences of their members, and one eye on the way they have influenced each other. Can we "pick and mix" our path to spirituality, or do some religious values still stand out as significant for humankind? The conclusion could be accepted by open minded Christians, as it simply lists the qualities that the seeker might wish to match against a religion or church.
Download or read book God s Shopping Cart written by Celeste Jona and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to shop for the goodness of God and all that He offers to us as His children? His shopping cart is always available to receive what you need at anytime. He offers each of us an abundance for our lives that we can find by just reaching out and taking them off the shelf. Understanding the depth of what God gives to us is never fully attained, but it is the experience that carries us from glory to glory. God's Shopping Cart is just a glimpse of what has been attained and experienced in the lives of many and will be experienced in the lives of many others. The purpose of the book is the tap into the heart of children to build a foundation and into the souls of adults for a rejuvenation.
Download or read book Shopping for Time Redesign written by Carolyn Mahaney and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Joy and Fulfillment in All God Has Called You To Do Overwhelmed. Miserable. Exhausted. These are the words that women often use to describe their busy lifestyles. How can you keep up with all the demands of work, family, and ministry? Carolyn Mahaney and her three daughters offer biblical hope to women who truly desire to glorify God with their time. These authors present five key practices to help you see that you really can do all that God has called you to do— finding joy, peace, and rest in the One who has designed every season of your life.
Download or read book Going Shopping with God written by Sylvia Bryden-Stock and published by . This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we bring the creator God into our daily life, each day becomes more exciting as we see him manifest what we need in creative ways. Inspired from the author's life experiences, the reader will tap into powerful information and biblical truths related to walking with God and expecting Him to help in time of need. Philippians chapter 4:19 tells us - "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
Download or read book Shopping written by Michelle A. Gonzalez and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2010-10 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What could be more mundane or less religious than shopping? Yet shopping asks us to choose our values and weigh the good in everyday terms. It also brings us instantly in contact with the myriad relationships and labor of people all over the world who have grown, harvested, or crafted the food, clothes, and other items with which we sustain and adorn our lives. Michelle Gonzalez, whose work on spirituality has lifted up the life practices of Latina women, explores the rich material on economic activity and relationships in the Christian tradition and the larger pertinence of our actions in an era of globalized economic interconnection. Shopping focuses on the practice of shopping and its relationship to Christian spirituality and asks: How does Christian justice and solidarity play a role in the ways in which we value and spend our money? Can shopping be a Christian act? Can it be sinful?
Download or read book Shopping with God s Credit Card written by Bea Lee-Scott and published by Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc. This book was released on 2008-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shopping with God's Credit Card is an insightful book that is wonderful to read. It reveals a wealth of information that challenges the reader to re-evaluate their understanding of God's favor. Just what is God's favor, and how do we tap into it? -Thelma Ford Vaughan, President of Women's Missionary Union 'God's love for us overshadows His anger, therefore, it only lasts a moment, but His favor is permanent; it lasts a life time. This is how the Psalmist can proclaim, 'weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning '' (Psalm 30-5) Bea Lee-Scott is founder and CEO of Outside The Box Resource Center, which focuses on strategies that gives children positive alternatives that reach beyond the expectation of a world that has counted them out. Ms. Lee lives in the Chesapeake Virginia area. She is the parent of two children and grandmother of three grandchildren. She is affiliated with Second Calvary Baptist Church of Norfolk Virginia, where she assists with the Women's Sunday School Class. She is currently attending school, pursuing a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She is also the author of The Cracked Door, which stirs its readers to re-examine their lives and blow the whistle on Christian foul plays.
Download or read book God s Repair Shop written by Lance Tassi and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for an awesome book about God and Jesus Christ, then God's Repair Shop is a must-read book. It has three special parts: the first part gives all of us fixable ways to save millions of lives every year, including your own--be it from abortion, war, pandemics, and other deadly health issues. It also give us ways to stop crime, improve our failing schools, our overpopulated cities, and to greatly improve our well-being. The second part will give us more of the great God and Jesus Christ stories that coincide with those that were provided to everybody in our first four books, true need to know stories that can by faith and the true godly spirit make anybody's life to be a lot better. The third part will give you exclusive stories about two very special places in heaven. These two will give you an insight to what you may very well see in heaven. Yes, heaven is really there, and the real peace of heaven is easily within your reach. Therefore, if these words are of an interest to you, then please put God's Repair Shop to its most special use.
Download or read book God s Repair Shop written by Lance Tassi and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking for an awesome book about God and Jesus Christ, then God's Repair Shop is a must-read book. It has three special parts: the first part gives all of us fixable ways to save millions of lives every year, including your own--be it from abortion, war, pandemics, and other deadly health issues. It also give us ways to stop crime, improve our failing schools, our overpopulated cities, and to greatly improve our well-being. The second part will give us more of the great God and Jesus Christ stories that coincide with those that were provided to everybody in our first four books, true need to know stories that can by faith and the true godly spirit make anybody's life to be a lot better. The third part will give you exclusive stories about two very special places in heaven. These two will give you an insight to what you may very well see in heaven. Yes, heaven is really there, and the real peace of heaven is easily within your reach. Therefore, if these words are of an interest to you, then please put God's Repair Shop to its most special use.
