Meaning
Whether we acknowledge it or not, we live in a world full of messages, a world full of stories. I believe that we live in a time where stories have permeated our society to a degree that has been the most explicit in history. Every picture we see on the side of a bus, on a billboard at the side of the highway, or on the television during our favourite TV show tells a story. These stories influence our lives in deep ways.
Sacramental Living
Arguably one of the most misused and misinterpreted sacred text in existence today is the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Scriptures. The book and particularly the two creation stories contained within it have been central to the creation vs. evolution debate. Since Darwin published ‘On the Origin of Species’, Genesis seems to have become viewed simply as a scientific account of how things came to be, given to humanity by God thousands of years ago for the purpose of condemning those evil Liberals.
Debbie Does Something More Meaningful
Whether we openly acknowledge it or not, we live in a sexually charged society. Sex and sex-related ideas, images, and facts take up a large amount space in the information superhighway that has become our society. Musicians, advertisers and businessmen all realized long ago that sex sells. This can be seen in the sexually suggestive dances of singers like Christina Aguilera, the seductive look of the model on the bus stop, and the high proportion of women in service jobs such as waitressing. More explicitly, the Internet pornography business has grown to be a multi-billion dollar industry.
Learning
The expression on Brad’s face quickly turned into one of sadness and pain. The wrinkles on face and the look in his eyes showed that Brad had been through more than his fair share of rejection and pain in his life, and the question I had just asked was making him relive hard memories.
