They were always in each other's houses and were conspicuous by their joy and fellow-feeling -- which, far more than any doctrine, was the reason why the Jesus followers experienced exponential growth in their numbers.
The joy of conspicuous consumption tends to be ephemeral.
And you've got your conspicuous references to the joys of eating animal fat.
With many of the hundreds of boats there carrying price tags in the millions of dollars, it is a mind-boggling testimony to the joys of conspicuous consumption.
The joy of "Next!" Conspicuous rejection is briefly sticking your nose into one screening after another at a film festival, as if important movies were for sniffing rather than viewing.
But Palin's conspicuous lack of depth — and the sheer joy she takes in what she doesn't know — is a source of angst among Republicans who see larger brand risk if Palin comes to define the party.
For a few delicious minutes, all the conspicuous peacocking takes a back seat to the simple joy of eating pizza (and taking Instagrams of yourself eating pizza).
Without high drama, flashy star turns and conspicuous one-upmanship, the show led you inside a cozy family circle where the joy of music making was an end in itself.
At first glance, the video seems to mock the empty symbols of conspicuous consumption (expensive watches, fine wine) to which we volunteer our everyday sense of joy and self-satisfaction.
