Topics:<\/b> Community; Finances; Godliness; Growth; Holiness; Materialism; Renewal; Responsibility; Sacrifice; Sanctification; Self-control; Thankfulness<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Proverbs 23:5; Ecclesiastes 5:10; Matthew 6:19\u201321, 24; 16:26; 19:23; Mark 4:19; Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 13:5<\/p>\n
What would it be like to go through an entire year without purchasing anything new? That\u2019s the question a small West Coast group of environmental activists asked themselves a year ago.<\/p>\n
In January 2006, ten friends declared a sabbatical from American consumerism. The Compact, as they titled their agreement\u2014bound them in a mutual pledge to abstain from shopping sprees. Other than food, essential toiletries, underwear, and items for health and safety, the friends purchased virtually nothing new.<\/p>\n
They learned much about themselves in the process. After going through a time of \u201cretail withdrawal,\u201d they were amazed at how the items they needed just \u201cshowed up\u201d as they shared and interacted with others. Rachel Kesel, twenty-six, says, \u201cI found a lot of times there were things I thought I needed that I didn\u2019t need that much.\u201d Rediscovering the library and paying down credit cards were two unexpected dividends. John Perry, forty-two, says one of the by-products of the Compact is having a different relationship with things. \u201cI appreciate the stuff I have more,\u201d he says. He has developed a knack for fixing things rather than replacing them with new.<\/p>\n
The group enjoyed the freedom of their Compact so much that they chose to renew their pledges for 2007.<\/p>\n
\u2014Associated Press, \u201cGroup Went on Shopping Sabbatical in \u201906,\u201d Houston Chronicle<\/i> (January 3, 2007)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Community; Finances; Godliness; Growth; Holiness; Materialism; Renewal; Responsibility; Sacrifice; Sanctification; Self-control; Thankfulness References: Proverbs 23:5; Ecclesiastes 5:10; Matthew 6:19\u201321, 24; 16:26; 19:23; Mark 4:19; Luke 12:15; 1 Timothy 6:10; Hebrews 13:5 What would it be like to go through an entire year without purchasing anything new? That\u2019s the question a small West Coast group … Continue reading “SHOPPING
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