houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.  We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We have learned how to make a living, but not a life.  We have added years to life, but not life to years.  We have been to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbour.  We have conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less.  We plan more, but accomplish less.  We have done larger things, but not better things.  We have learned to rush, but not to wait.  We conquered outer space but not inner space.  We have cleaned up our air, but polluted our soul. [3] Like the Christians at Laodicea, many of us are living amid plenty but are really "wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked" (Rev 3:17).  If that makes you feel distinctly uncomfortable, or angry, it may be a word for you.  It is time to take God seriously; it is time to take your commitment to Jesus seriously; it is time to shine the clear, steady light of Scripture on your money, possessions, patterns of consumption and heart attitudes. It is my prayer that these three sermons on consumerism will help order your life according to biblical principles, and encourage you to follow Jesus Christ more faithfully in a faithless world.  "God help me to handle possessions with a light touch,