We must learn to exist in a consumer empire but not forfeit our souls — Skye Jethani

"We have a certainty about God and his ways that leads us to replace the mystery of faith with manageable spiritual formulas."

"Finding true silence requires more than quieting our surroundings. It also means quieting our souls. This is the real dilemma of living in a wordy world."

"In a commodity culture we have been conditioned to believe nothing carries intrinsic value. Instead, value is found only in a things usefulness to us, and tragically this belief has been applied to people as well."

"Christs true people are branded with love."

"The personification of institutions in our culture means the institutional church, rather than the flesh-and-blood people of God, has become the vehicle of Gods mission in the world. This is salvation via institution, paradise via programs."

"Has the contemporary church been so captivated by the images and methods of the consumer culture that it has forfeited its sacred vocation to be a countercultural agent of Gods kingdom in the world?"