Da Bears

Last night the Chicago Bears won the championship and are on their way to the Super Bowl. The last time the Bears were in the Super Bowl (and won I might add) was just over 20 years ago. I remember that game. It was the first and only game I ever watched from the very beginning to the very end. I am not a huge football fan but I am a Chicago fan and so, I will probably watch it this time around too. Its a very different world we live in compared to back then. No more Walter Payton, William Perry and Willie Gault. No punky QB known as McMahon. Or is there? We have a mean defense and a few record breakers on board and our token player of questionable morals (or is it ethics?). There is a debate in the office about whether or not Tank would still be playing if the Bears hadn't been in the playoffs.

Remember when the big issue was Jim McMahon's headband?

I wonder what he would write on it today.

Paper or Plastic?

It used to be a courtesy to pre-sort - now it is a necesity. The person bagging groceries at the grocery store seems to have lost the pride and skill that once was. Bagging has become a forgotten art. I did see once on TV a competition in LasVegas for bagging groceries. The competitors were judged not just on speed but on strategy. Here in my hometown there is neither. It seems the stores don't really care. Do they even train their employees anymore? I find that either I get my bread smashed by my canned goods or my shampoo winds up in the same bag as my frozen corn.

I guess I will just go to the self-checkout from now on and bag it myself.

Worship and Service

Here is a thought.

One of the ways we can worship God is in our service.
One of the things we are commanded to do is to serve each other.
One of the things we are not to do is worship anyone or anything other than God.
So, can service be service without being worship?
If so, what makes service worship and
how is our service to God different than our service to others?