Wed 25 Jun 2008
2 Great Articles to Make You Think
Posted by chrisaroz under Life, Religion
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I ran across 2 fantastic articles this morning at Relevant Magazine’s website that were both timely and convicting.
The first article discusses remembering the basics, here’s an excerpt.
Each of us, to some degree, fools our friends and family about who we really are. But it’s impossible to do that with God. He knows each of us, deeply and specifically. He knows our thoughts before we think them, our actions before we commit them, whether we are lying down or sitting or walking around. He knows who we are and what we are about. We cannot escape Him, not even if we want to. When I grow weary of trying to be faithful to Him and want a break, it doesn’t come as a surprise to God.
The 2nd, regarding the search for “bigger and better”, reminds us:
Usually each next big thing is a modified copy of the past big thing. It’s a little different, but the same. It’s a sleeker, more modern model, but ultimately, it really is the same thing. A car is still a car, and a pair of jeans is still, well, a pair of jeans. You can still play with old toys; walkmans still play music; your beat-up car can still get you from point-A to point-B, and those jeans that don’t have holes in them, yet still fit and might even be more stylish if you wore them out a little bit more.
If you have a few moments, I encourage you to read them both -Â it could be the best 20 mintues you spend today.
As someone who sales computers for a living, I’ve heard all of the reasons people don’t like buying new PC’s. One of the top annoyances has to be “crapware”, “bloatware”, “extra stuff”, whatever you want to call it. If you’ve ever set-up a new PC you know what I’m talking about, all the trial stuff. AOL, Quicken, Google Toolbar, Symantec, etc…Â 
I have a pet peeve, ok, so maybe I have a lot, but today we’re talking about one inparticular. Since it’s Summer, a lot of people are firing up the grill and throwing on some meat and I think it’s time we have a heart to heart.