According to Focus On The Family's "Plugged In" magazine, research at the University of Minnesota suggests the primary culprit of materialism isn't marketing but low self-esteem. Hmmm, does that raise some eyebrows?

Materialism is one of the greatest problems in the church today. It is the sin that many dare not to talk about. In light of this research, how might we, as individuals or a church, go about treating materialism?

>>...research at the University of Minnesota suggests the primary culprit of materialism isn't marketing but low self-esteem.<<

University of Minnesota, eh? Okay. Anyways... wasn’t King David, OT, like, ginormously

RICH!? He donated the equivalent of two and a half billion $s in yesterday’s $s from his personal funds to the construction of the Temple. I seem to recall that he also bequeathed the

mines of Ophir to his son Solomon. I’ve never heard it suggested that he had self-esteem issues..

Seems tah me, despite his several failings, that father Abraham was somewhat materially favoured, as well - and didn't seem tah have suffered overmuch for being materially well-off.

As well many others in Biblical telling seem tah have been materially blessed without ill effect - Joseph, for instance, yes?

One doesn't have to be rich to be materialistic. Being materialistic and being rich are two separate things.

One usually follows the other, yes? otherwise, altruism enters the equation, I'd think. And, as Robert suggests,

one divests.