http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/08/our-modern-day-idol.aspxThe creation of the ‘convenience store’ is an accomplishment of the modern commercial world. Was there a shortage of grocery stores in society? Did the convenience store offer a new product that the larger stores could not? No, the reason why they existenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/blogs/arts_blog/archive/2009/03/08/our-modern-day-idol.aspx#49975Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:12:14 GMT0f13730e-872a-45b8-8e14-b95aead6df61:49975S. BayAmen to that. I remember talking to a missions pastor who said that the main problem facing the Church in America is the consumer mentality. He pointed out that it has even crept into the language we use- we go &quot;church shopping&quot; to find a good place to &quot;get fed,&quot; and we look for a place that offers everything we want in one convenient location, all under one enormous roof, not unlike a Costco.<img src="http://spin.willowcreek.com/c/aggbug.aspx?PostID=49975" width="1" height="1">