Yesterday I actually sat down with a cup of tea to watch or rather listen as the kids enjoyed the sunny day in the pool. We had been given a pack of goodies at school of which 2 were magazines. I never really buy magazines especially the two in the pack. So for a change they came with me. One was Oprah O and the other Marie Claire. Two very different magazines.
If you read my blog you will know by now that I usually write about Jesus. Before Jesus, in my early twenties, I would have devoured such magazines. Pouring over them and gathering new ideas and information on how to live my life more fully. But now that I know Jesus, a very different compass sets my path and my thinking. The Bible , living and true is the thinking that has shaped and defined my thinking and thus my actions for the past 25 years. God has transformed every true Chrisitans thinking through his spirit and by his word, The Bible.
With this in mind, it was very interesting to read these 2 magazines. What struck me was that in a very real way O and marie Claire are a window onto the way the world ,without Jesus, thinks. O is fully of self this and self that. The I at the center of the world. On just about every page there is some article or letter or bit of wisdom on how I can love myself more and be more fulfilled. ( I dont know about you but I need less of me in my life and more of what God wants and more of thinking about others)
Similarly the fashion mag focused on what is hot and new in the world of beauty. They at least had one good article on photography and poverty - Poverty Porn is the title.
Having read these two beautifully put together Magazines I have come to the conclusion that magazines give us a very brief window into the predominant thinking of our day. If you would like to catch up and see what many, many people think and are motivated to do , why not read the latest Magazine.
Enlightening even if not interesting.
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