Friday, September 26, 2014
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If you haven't yet enjoyed the wonder and
delight of The Behemoth, check out "In the Beginning Was
Laughter." It's about how God is "dead serious about
joy," and written by Dylan Demarsico, whom you'll be reading more of in
the future, I'm sure.
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I happily identify as a baby boomer. And
I recognize that in broad and hazy ways, generations can be characterized.
The generation that endured the Great Depression and World War II can't help
but be shaped by those extraordinary events. Same is true of those whose
formative years were the '60s, with Vietnam, civil rights, and political
assassinations. Still, so much talk that goes on in the name of generation
science has always struck me as overblown and utterly subjective. That is why
this article, with the subtitle, "The crackpot social science
of generational analysis," rang true in so many respects.
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"Have Christians Made an
Idol of Life?" is not about being pro-life in regards to
abortion and euthanasia. Rather, it explores the health and medical choices
we make to improve our chances of living longer. Amy Julia Becker wonders if
we sometimes make choices that suggest we think living as long as possible is
an ultimate value. I think she's on to something. But for now, I'll keep taking
my Lipitor.
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And yet another constitutional comedy of sorts:
Some high-school cheerleaders joined hands before a football game and started
saying the Lord's Prayer. Soon the entire stadium joined in. Did that violate
the U.S. Constitution? I find such legal nuances interesting—and funny. I'm
continually amazed at the lengths we go as a nation to decide how Americans
should or should not pray in public, as if doing it inappropriately might open
the door to the Great American Inquisition.
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I may have to stand corrected. One thing
that most annoys me about my church (Anglican/charismatic) is the
rambunctious singing during and after Communion. I usually leave the
sanctuary after I receive the bread and wine and grab a cup of coffee where
happy congregates will soon gather for fellowship. Well, it turns out that
I'm being unbiblical. As sociologist Peter Berger points out, "There is ample biblical
warrant for noisy worship."
Okay, okay. But my life verse remains, "Be still, and
know that I am God" (Ps. 46:10).
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Grace
and peace,
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