The Passing of Michael Jackson: Some Sobering Thoughts

AS the world of pop gets caught up with mourning the passing of Michael Jackson, here's an excellent article from the National Review Online.

I suspect that part of the world's adoration for MJ has got to do with the TV-saturated culture that we find ourselves in today where personality (which is what TV gives us) - instead of character - is seen as as more reliable testimony of a person's true self. None of us know Mike well enough - to venerate him to this extent says more about our ways of judging than who Mike is as a person.

I would suggest we read, and re-read Neil's Postman classic, Amusing ourselves to Death - to understand the malaise of modern TV culture - in remedying our understanding of our times.

How Should We Then Live

Check out Prof Douglas Groothuis book review of Francis Schaeffer's How Should WE Then Live.
http://www.denverseminary.edu/article/how-should-we-then-live/
As some of you may know, Schaeffer's writings profoundly influenced my thinking during my undergraduate days - even up to this day.
Am currently working on a paper on Schaeffer's thoughts and its relevance to the Protestant Reformation. Its due end of the month...still got some way to go.