Just a thought:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
"Let none say, 'God has blessed us with money and possessions,' and then live as if they and their God were alone in the world. Possessions are not God's blessing and goodness, but the opportunities of service which God entrusts to us."
-Both from Christian Ethics Today (christianethicstoday.com), Fall 2008
---Certainly calls into question the whole 'prosperity' understanding of the scripture. And, of course, Bonhoeffer, lost his lift in a Nazi prison camp standing up for what he believed.