But I do all of this, not because I want to life scripturally, but because church culture has a certain rhythm. And when you have marched to this beat since infancy, it is difficult to break free from.
People say I'm lazy dreaming my life away,/
Well they give me all kinds of advice designed to enlighten me,/
When I tell that I'm doing Fine watching shadows on the wall,/
Don't you miss the big time boy you're no longer on the ball?
But for the media to name their coverage of the 2003 invasion of Iraq the same as what the Pentagon calls it—everyday seeing 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'—you have to ask: 'If this were state controlled media, how would it be any different?'
Life without a purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, 'This day let me make a sound beginning