One theme that has repeated itself over and over again over the past week or so has been that of entertainment. Some of the main stories that have been running through the newspapers and radios have been commenting on (in various degrees): Charlie Sheen, the NHL (and issues around head concussions, and comparing it to NFL and UFC injuries), whether Lady Gaga does or does not like the idea of breast milk ice cream, people lining up for the iPad launch, who did and did not sing for Gadhafi's family, what has happened to Justin Bieber's hair, etc etc. And, despite news of the rebels fighting Gadhafi's forces, yet another earthquake devastating Japan, and the undemocratic processes that are happening in our own City Hall, we spend an inordinate amount of time paying attention to diversions, to fluffy entertainment. I personally find it embarrassing that I do have a better sense as to what the Bieb's new haircut looks like than I do about Libyan history.
What drives us to be more concerned about the newest Hollywood blockbuster, the newest celebrity gossip, than what concerns life-or-death situations for thousands, if not millions, of people, every day? Why do we tweet about what we think about starlet X's dress that she wore to the Oscars, but think less about those who are dying and fighting over less than what that Oscar gown was worth? Why do we do that?
What I cannot stand is when God's people stand around, at churches and fellowships and potlucks, and talk about this kind of drivel. If this is the content of our minds, then where lies the direction of our hearts? And if our hearts are inclined in a certain direction, then how will it lead how we choose to live our lives? It's all very depressing.
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BAG OF MARBLES, and because we know that it needn't be that way, you have a visiting schedule that'll take you well into 2012. Surely, bags of marbles are transformable... into bunches of grapes?
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