Mercenaries in the Consumer Wars – v2

Each of us complicit

part of the problem

growing an army of shoppers

mercenaries versed,

well armed and trainer,

in the consumer wars

Even our children,

speaking of the “fall product”,

asking ever for us all to buy

what we do not need

Struggling in the middle

the pull of society

the mantle of consumption

the measure of wealth

trying to focus, on the Christ-child

the One gift worthy, above all else

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edited November 28, 2014

Mercenaries in the Consumer Wars – v2

Black Friday 2014

November 25, 2009

Mercenaries in the Consumer Wars

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/mercenaries-in-consumer-wars.html

musings on Black Friday,

http://bfads.net/

http://www.blackfriday.info/

the day after Thanksgiving

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)

November 27, 2009

and the constant selling for school,

Girl Scouts, etc.

&

http://www.adventconspiracy.org/

Advent Conspiracy

&

Christ the King Sunday

Luke 6:37-38

Psalm 92:1-4

Hymn: “Come, Ye Thankful People Come”,

by Henry Aford,

United Methodist Hymnal, # 694,

based on Mark 4:26-29 (Parable of the Growing Seeds)

and Matthew 13:36-43 (Parable of the Weeds)

& sermon “Defined by Generosity”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

November 22, 2009

His sermon is the final of a four-part series based in part on

Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,

“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)

&

Luke 12:15-21

and Psalm 16

and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,

United Methodist Hymnal #481;

and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/sermon-i-want-it-all-by-pastor-ruth-l.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

November 15, 2009

Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on

Reverend Adam Hamilton’s book,

“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity”

&

Luke 15:11-32, “The Prodigal Son”

Proverbs 21:5, 21:20

Psalm 98:4-8 (Call to Worship)

and Matthew 6:24

“No man can serve two masters:

for either he will hate the one,

and love the other; or else he will hold to the one,

and despise the other.

Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”

& sermon “The Saints and Their Checkbooks”

by Reverend Huntley Halvorson

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

November 8, 2009

His sermon is the second of a four-part series based in part on

Reverend Adam Hamilton’s book,

“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity”

&

Ecclesiastes 5:8-15

Psalm 15 (Psalter)

& sermon, “Oh For the Simple Life . . .”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/sermon-oh-for-simple-life-by-pastor.html

by Pastor Ruth L. Foss

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

11/1/09

All Saints Day

http://www.gbod.org/worship/default.asp?act=reader&item_id=19864&loc_id=9,612,32,52

Her sermon is the first of a four-part series based in part on

Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,

“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)

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