All wound up.(a catalog of seemingly useless items includes a Watch Tuner for $51.95, or $63.95 for the battery powered model)(Brief Article)(Column)

The Christian Century | December 10, 1997| | Copyright

Pelagius came to mind recently as I browsed a Skymall catalog while waiting to deplane. Pelagius and Pelagianism regularly cross the minds of us Augustinians especially we of the Lutheran brand. We worry about those who rely less on grace than on their own "works" for salvation. Could some of my co-deplaners be Pelagian? They might well be if they purchased an item I saw in Skymall. This little catalog is full of items that no one needs and that no one knew they wanted until they saw it in Skymall. The item that caught my eye was designed to be put to work, and it demanded ...

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