Most of us know that we own way too many clothes. Yet, the fashion industry is always encouraging us to buy more. How can we stop the vicious cycle of consumerism and keep our wardrobes manageable?

I’m so glad you asked! Here are 5 tips to simplify your wardrobe and stop buying so many clothes:

1) Recognize the exi...

It’s no secret that marketing and advertising folks use psychological strategies to get us to buy more stuff. One of the ways they do this is something called price anchoring.

Price anchoring is when a price for a product is shown with higher prices around it, so that buyers are more likely to buy something because it feels like they’re g...

Note: This is a guest post written by Tim Brown, pastor in the ELCA serving parishes in Chicago, IL and Raleigh, NC. He currently serves in the ELCA Office of the Presiding Bishop as Director for Congregational Stewardship Support where he creates and curates relationships and resources to help Synods and Congregations fuel their ministries. He lives in Raleigh, North Car...

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has become a classic Christmastime tradition. Whether we watch one of the many film adaptations, the stage play, or read the original written story, it has stood the test of time and continues to be a tradition every year.

It’s a story that has ingrained itself in United States and British pop culture– so much so, that cal...