material things
Walk a mile in the preacher’s $5k sneakers
Does a desire for nice things have anything to do with the gospel?
Overstuffed barns
A poor person looking up at my residence could mistake it for one of the barns belonging to the rich man Jesus talked about—the one who didn't know his soul was buried beneath all that corn and sorghum.
The joy of stuff: Incarnation and the KonMari method
KonMari approaches clutter by asking just one question: “Does this item spark joy?” But this isn't always a simple question.
The giver and the gift: A Christian's delight in things
If the world is a gift, then all the things to which you relate—and many to which you don't—are also God's relation to you.