Month: December 2007
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On Amusement and Its End
An Xbox in place of exploration. Instead of attempting the rigors of ‘going and doing’, many today passively delight themselves with the excitement of ‘doing’ in a reality that is not any reality at all. To what degree is it OK for us to allow our imaginations, our minds, to be captivated by amusement, especially…
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Praying on World AIDS Day
It’s World AIDS Day today. We tend to get faddish about issues. A buzz starts up about a particular need in the world, and many of us jump on a bandwagon of support, buying T-shirts and seeing movies and, sometimes, praying. Too often, our interest wanes as soon as the issue becomes ‘so last year.’…