After seeing me knock one of our cats off of the counter, my Josiah said, "Dad needs to go to the Doctor and get some patience." He mixed up the words, but is probably right.

[HT: Ron Paul for President] Click to Englarge.

It seems that god of consumerism also requires a sacrifice in order to 'redeem.'  Buying nothing will also not bring about the changes we crave.

The great purpose of life is not to stay alive, but to magnify–whether by life or by death–the One who created us and died for us and lives as Lord of all forever, Jesus Christ. -John Piper, in The Misery of Job and the Mercy of God

I just learned that the word sermon is a Latin word meaning: conversation. I double checked.