tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post1668005493463710656..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: Who gives?Al Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-22293292738332393042008-12-23T14:56:00.000-06:002008-12-23T14:56:00.000-06:00The NYtimes ran a story a month or so ago about te...The NYtimes ran a story a month or so ago about teens having to work and give up comforts and what not. Afterwards it struck me that christmas has gotten so commercialized in part because parents can't tell their kids no. If you give your kids what the want during the year, how do you top it at Christmas?<BR/><BR/>As for giving, which is what this post is really about. It seems to me, that its far harder to get people to donate their time, rather than money. We all seem to be on a treadmill/ratrace that keeps us from seeing what/who's around us... Which means less giving overall.Foggy Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180973047842348759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-47364406650701821902008-12-23T09:13:00.000-06:002008-12-23T09:13:00.000-06:00Hey, so you did, thanks! Good review. On your topi...Hey, so you did, thanks! Good review. <BR/><BR/>On your topic from this post, Levine seemed to imply in the interview that aside from having more money TO give, she had more of an attitude OF giving when she was buying less. That makes sense to me too--if I focus on "getting stuff" then I miss the joy of giving generously. So even as I have more $ and can afford to buy more and still give, I can find my heart cold as I give. Hmmm...Chip Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831388102858252366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-2241872658968675152008-12-23T06:02:00.000-06:002008-12-23T06:02:00.000-06:00Chip - I read Levine's Not Buying It a few years a...Chip - I read Levine's Not Buying It a few years ago and blogged about it here. Check out this entry:<BR/><BR/>http://thesuburbanchristian.blogspot.com/2006/03/not-buying-it-my-year-without-shopping.htmlAl Hsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-62498584891826341542008-12-23T00:22:00.000-06:002008-12-23T00:22:00.000-06:00Interesting book I heard about on the drive home t...Interesting book I heard about on the drive home today--"Not Buying It" by Judith Levine. About her and her partner spending a year buying only "necessities." Available at my local library; I think I'll check it out. :-)<BR/><BR/>One of her comments was that by buying less stuff, she had more money to give away, and she gave away 10X as much as before. She would definitely fit the category of liberals being scolded by Kristof, note. (One of her previous books warned of "The Perils of Protecting Children From Sex" and caused a stir.) So I'm not endorsing it, just saying it sounded interesting.Chip Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831388102858252366noreply@blogger.com