Archives

Advent Conspiracy: Christmas Can Still Change the World

America spends an average of $450 billion every year on Christmas. Advent Conspiracy proposes that people buy less and give more–of their time and love through relational giving. In 2006, five pastors decided to create Advent Conspiracy and revolutionize the increasingly commercialized holiday of Christmas by encouraging their congregations to worship fully, spend less, give more, and love all. Part of the Advent Conspiracy message is a simple suggestion that people buy… Read More

Category: Take Action, Video Tags: Advent Conspiracy, Christmas, Clean Water, Commercialization of Christmas, Consumerisim

What Would Jesus Buy?

THE SHOPOCALYPSE IS UPON US … WHO WILL BE $AVED? There’s a new documentary film out that I’d like to catch, What Would Jesus Buy, produced by Morgan Spurlock (the same guy who produced Super Size Me). An interview with performance artist Bill Talen was recently aired on Valley Free Radio (home of the Hilltown Family Variety Show) that caught my attention. The film is a docu-“comedy” where Talen plays the role… Read More