So Black Friday has gotten completely out of control. As I mentioned in my earlier post, I have pledged not to buy anything today, both in protest of the animalistic insanity that is going down at retail stores all over the country and because I would rather be poked in the eye with a hot [...]
Continue Reading...This “Black Friday” join thousands of other worldwide in protesting the out-of-control consumerism that has become the modern-day Hallmark of Christmas. Instead of hitting the lines at pre-dawn hours or pushing and shoving to the latest “it” items, don’t buy anything this Black Friday.
Here’s how Adbusters, the org behind the campaign describe it:
Suddenly, we [...]
Continue Reading...As the pace of life has quickened this fall and I find myself more busy and more tired than I am comfortable with, I’ve been exploring the concept of “presence” and it relates to the quest for balance. Presence in the idea of being available (or present) to our things, people, and commitments that fil [...]
Continue Reading...I am a husband, a father, a follower of God in the ways of Jesus, an activist, and an idealist. I currently lead a missional movement in Phoenix, AZ, known as communitasPHX, am on staff with CRM, and work as a graphic/web designer with MethodLab Media.
