Existential Punk

A smile in my face today!

After a really shitty week, today i smiled ear to ear! Now THIS is what i call being MISSIONAL! 

Consumerism gone awry once again?

Ok, i admit it. i LOVE gadgets and i own 3 ipods. i don't own an a video ipod nor do mine have color screens. i am so sad i know. But i have a beef with Apple. They always are coming out with new products and then i am tempted once again to buy. The array of accessories changes, the need to buy the latest, coolest, blah, blah, blah! i know capitalism and the almighty dollar drive competition and striving to beat the competition in what is offered. BUT, when is enough enough? Apple knows we are hooked and will buy. It's really no different from the tobacco companies who get people addicted to nicotine to keep them buying cigarettes. And i find something i like and they go and change it in the name of making it better. i love Apple products and think they are the greatests computers and gadgets but i get sick of the flooding of products in the name of "innovation".

Dark nights anyone?

Tomorrow, September 5th, is the 10 year anniversary of the death of Mother Theresa. Yet, we have been barraged with the 10 year memory of Princess Di and only hear a bit about Mother Theresa's struggle with her faith in GOD. Don't get me wrong, i liked Di even though i never had the honor of meeting her and was saddened by her untimely death. i also appreciated her humanitarian efforts and love for her two boys. Yet, Mother Theresa, to me, was just as great if not more important for her self-sacrificing and honest struggles with her faith. Where are the services and concerts
commemorating Mother Theresa? i remember mentioning 10 years ago how Mother Theresa got so little press after her death compared to Princess Diana. Ten years later nothing has changed. This saddens and speaks volumes to me. And, i do believe both women deserve to be remembered. GOD, thank you for your blessed servant, Mother Theresa, her tireless work and for her authenticity in struggling to believe in you in the midst of caring for the unlovable.