Some Frivolous Friday Musings

-> Most humourous headline of the day:

"President Bush Marks Earth Day"

-> Most inconceivably published title:

The Sterilization Option: A Guide for Christians

-> And a 3 questions on the nature of "relevant":

When did the Gospel suddenly become irrelevant to those whom we are trying to make the gospel relevant for? Hasn't it been relevant for them all along? In essence, aren't we the ones the Gospel is less "relevant" to?

Happy Earth Day, folks. Here are 8 simple things that will help you to do your part as a steward of God's creation.

• 8 - Carry your own mug. (save on the expendable paper cup. Starbucks will even give you an [almost worthless] additional 10 cent discount if you bring one.)

• 7 - Reuse your plastic bags. (Or refuse them, especially when the bagger at the grocery mart wants wrap your pack of gum in one.)

• 6 - Clean the air by planting a tree, or tending a garden. (It may not reverse the carcinogenic fallout of Bush's "Clean Skies" initiative, but every little bit helps.)

• 5 - Turn off electrical devices when you are not using them as it will save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

• 4 - Recycle.

• 3 - Leave your car at home. (Or be like the Simkins kids and don't buy one. Use public transit if or whenever possible, or perhaps even carpool. Gas prices alone are almost reason enough.)

• 2 - Use less water. (According to National Geographic, "A family of four, each showering for five minutes a day, uses 700 gallons of water a week; this is enough for a three-year supply of drinking water for one person.")

• 1 - Oppose the War. (Let's face it, as long as we're on the topic of quality of life, environmental destruction aside, war is neither favorable to civilians nor the soldiers they send to fight. To quote System of a Down "Why don't presidents fight the war? Why do they always send the poor?" This is one of the more ill-conceived, ill-preparred, and ill-warranted wars of our time.)

Cheers, friends.