Church...and other things.

So, lately I have been thinking about the church and what the church is all about. I just got back from choir tour and we were in many churches. Lately, churches have been bothering me. Bothering me in the sense that they are all so cookie cutter and spend tons of money just to have nice things. One of the churches we were in made a big deal about showing everyone God's love. Are we actually doing that? By spending money to have nice things are we losing opportunities to use that money for other things? Peter Singer, a philosopher at Princeton, asked the question, "If you were wearing a really nice pair of shoes and there was a child drowning, would you jump in the water and save them even though you couldn't take off your shoes." Well, everyone would most likely say yes, but he shot back then why not just forget about buying the shoes and use that money to sponsor a child that is living in poverty? Peter Singer gives away 80% of his income to sponsor children. I'm not saying that we should all be that drastic, but could we be doing more? I feel like we could. I am going to start reading The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne, right after I finish Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot. Super excited for it!

Also, after writing my paper on consumerism in college writing, it has sort of become a passion for me, realizing that things aren't everything in this world. I want to become better. God created this world and we should do our best to keep it's beauty alive.

On a happier note: 5 weeks and 4 days left! YAY! That is definitely doable.