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Holiday Shopping
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| John Stott on Materialism |  Printer view |
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Comfort is dangerous, and we should constantly be re-examining our lifestyle. The New Testament is beautifully balanced on this. Paul avoids both extremes, ... |
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| Holiday Spending Forecast | Printer view |
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Retail analysts anticipate that American consumers will be more conservative in their holiday spending in 2007, due to rising food and gas prices and ... |
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| Secret Santa Blesses Others After Being Blessed | Printer view |
| Topics: | Brotherly love; Christmas; Example; Fulfillment; Generosity; Giving; Good deeds; Great Commandment; Help, human; Hope; Inspiration of persons; Kindness; Offerings; Poor; Prosperity; Self-sacrifice; Stewardship; Testimony |
| References: | Leviticus 25:35 , Deuteronomy 15:7, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 22:9, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 19:16-26, Luke 6:38, Luke 11:39-41, Acts 20:35, 2 Corinthians 9:7 |
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The Secret Santa has been revealed—it's Larry Stewart, 58, a successful businessman from Lee's Summit, Missouri. Prior to the Christmas season of ... |
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| Statistics on Materialism | Printer view |
| Topics: | Appetites; Asceticism; Christmas; Contentment; Culture; Folly; Foolishness; Fun; Greed; Holidays; Luxury; Materialism; Money; Money, love of; Play; Possessions; Prosperity; Riches; Selfishness; Stewardship |
| References: | Matthew 6:19-21, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 25:14-30, Mark 8:36, Luke 12:13-21, Philippians 4:12, 1 Timothy 6:10, Hebrews 13:5, James 5:1-6, 1 John 3:17 |
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Amount the U.S. spends annually on imported toys: $23,631,000,000
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Average number of credit cards per U.S. household: 12.7 |
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| Christmas Giving | Printer view |
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It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the ... |
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| More Than an Economic High | Printer view |
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Our whole society ... is focused on the celebration of Christmas. With the excessive commercialism which begins in our country immediately after Halloween ... |
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 | Christmas Shopping
Christmas shopping rush in Dublin, Ireland. Photograph taken by Flickr user Irish Typepad. | Printer view |
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 | Accounting Calculator
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| Photograph by user djshaw. This image has been labeled "royalty-free with no restrictions" by the author. Accessed through stock.xchng (www.sxc.hu). |
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 | Consumerism
The mangga dua mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Picture taken by Jonathan McIntosh, 2004. | Printer view |
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 | Consumerism 2
Photograph of store mannequins in the mangga dua mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. Picture taken by Jonathan McIntosh, 2004. | Printer view |
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 | Finances
An image with photographs of financial symbols. | Printer view |
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 | Gift from a Child
Closeup of red package with white bow being presented by what appears to be a young girl. | Printer view |
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 | Gift From a Son
Young boy holds out two gift bags with an uncertain look on his face. | Printer view |
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 | Pile of Money
A photograph of a pile of paper bills in different denominations. Taken by flickr user Tracy O on October 22, 2005. | Printer view |
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 | Riches
A photograph of a man's hand tightly holding onto money. | Printer view |
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 | Shopping
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 | Gift Card
A picture of a "worldwide shopping card". | Printer view |
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 | Clothes Shopping
Photograph of a woman shopping for clothes. | Printer view |
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