I just got back from our staff retreat and David challenged us to be Radical in our lives. Radical in many ways: how we act for Christ, how we live our lives, how we worship, how we serve, etc. He also challenged us to think about what of our possessions we could give up. Do we need all the stuff we have? Considering that millions of people live on less than $2 a day, probably not. That's really got me thinking about what I could give up. Can't really get a much smaller place than I have now, I need a car but do I need all my clothes, shoes, stuff? Can I cut stuff out of my life, can I cut back on stuff and not cut things out completely (ie cheaper cable package, fewer cellphone minutes, less eating out)? It really has convicted me about the wastefulness in my own life and in life in the United States.
Then today I went to a baby shower for my best friend. Now Wendy is probably the most low maintenance person on the planet and she only registered for stuff because that's the "thing" to do. But one of the gifts she got was a baby wipe warmer? Seriously, a warmer for baby wipes?! I can't get the image of that out of my head. Why do you need a baby wipe warmer? Does poop come off easier if the wipe is warm, or smell less? I understand clothes and other needed items but that one really got to me. Wendy didn't really see the need for it either. I just think about the women in developing countries who don't have wipes at all much less a warmer and it breaks my heart that we in the Western Church are so caught up in our own selves we waste our resources on stuff like that. What would Jesus say to us if He was walking among us today? Am I the only one this stuff bothers?
Another random (and much lighter thought): why is Ping Pong an Olympic Sport? And why do they try and classy it up by calling it Table Tennis. It's a skilled activity, not a sport. Someone said trampoline is also an Olympic sport. Really?! We dropped softball and added trampoline? Go back to what the Greeks had and dump everything else. Oh wait, then NBC couldn't make millions of dollars showing all-Olympics, all the time.
Okay, enough randomness, I'm going to bed. :-)
2 comments:
But I am going to miss the Olympics. This coming from a walking Olympic fact book though. Besides, it was something to do while Fay was leaving her mark on Macon.... ITS STILL RAINING!!!!!!!Sarah
My son was colicky from the second he came out after more than a week of labour, battered and bruised and allergic to so many food things, including my breast milk...
I had a wipes warmer and I thank God and Jesus that SOMEONE invented this and that it was available to my wasteful lifestyle.
I used it because it soothed him. Cold wipes are harsh and startled him at a time when he was already feeling vulnerable. This may seem wasteful to you, but I would recommend that instead of JUDGING people who use these gadgets, you should consider walking a mile in our shoes before you are so quick to condemn us as "wasteful". My son needed this item and I know many others who do. Colick, Crohns, Colitis, and other bowel disorders - the cold exacerbates the problem.
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