…And This Is News

I don’t know if there’s anything worth saying here but just noticed that the media’s attention has been so taken with the following…

1. Harry Potter Mania.  The seventh and supposed last book is out and I didn’t even realize it until I was at my local Wal-Mart and people were camping out in the parking lot.  CAMPING at Wal-Mart!  I like certain things too but I don’t get the draw of getting out to pick up a book you can buy the next day with no hassles.  This isn’t like the madness we see over game systems that are sold out for days.  The book is available now without having to camp out.  Imagine if people were so excited for church, they would camp out in your parking lot!
2. The Beckhams.  Yesterday, I turn on my TV and I see an hour long pre-game show for a soccer match between Los Angeles and a team called Chelsea.  Then, a big deal was made for a party the Cruises were throwing for California’s newest big thing.  I wondered how many were like me and said “who cares?”  The last thing I need to hear about is how Eva Longoria and Katie Cruise are busy sending out gold foil stamped invites to a private party.  That much money brings it own world and 99.9% of us aren’t living in it.  I also wonder how many of the sold out crowd at the LA Galaxy’s home “pitch” will be back to watch another game after a month or so.  If Pele couldn’t get soccer on its feet here, I doubt an aging soccer star with diminished skills will do it.  No, this is all about Hollywood.  Beckham will have more fans reading about him and his wife (what group was it she was in again?) in People magazine than they will in The Sporting News.
3. Lindsay Lohan.  Oh, never mind!
4. Al Gore’s Son. Is this an “Inconvenient Truth” or what?  Busted while driving a “green” car!
5. Green Cars. While we’re on that subject, what is the big deal with the Prius or any of these hybrid cars?  Given the gas crunch, we should be looking at ways to conserve but this?  These cars cost a lot and when you factor in what you’re saving over a regular Toyota in terms of gas cost, the difference weighs against you.  You’re losing money!  Buy a cheaper, more fuel efficient car and drive less!  You’ll save real money as opposed to spending more cash to feel better about the environment.  A pastor friend of mine purchased a scooter type motorcycle that gets 100 miles per gallon (It only goes to about 45 miles per hour) and he drives it to his office every day and uses a gallon of gas A WEEK!  $3 a week in fuel cost.  THAT makes sense.  The real problem is our lifestyle.  Until we change that, we won’t change a thing in this arena.

This is what occupies the news this week.  Interesting how we get so sidetracked into others’ lives that we sometimes forget to take stock in our own!  I pray your week is a productive one for the kingdom.  Be blessed!