No Reply

Last week in the North Cell Group, Joshua in a way "scolded" his members for not bothering to reply any of his sms-es. When asked, most of them just shrugged casually and tried to look innocent.

I emphatized with Joshua. Really. For I too am a victim of such. There were so many times which I felt like walking over to that particular person, hold on to both of the shoulders and give a violent shake while demanding to know "Why didn't they bother to reply any of my sms-es/ mails?"

Ya. I've done that before. Maybe not that violent la. But serious enough to let that person know that I meant business.

And do you know what reply I got? "Errr... I thought no need to reply one?". Argghhh! Despite the two or three times i msged to ask for a confirmation, this fella had to guts to tell me that he/she thought that there was no need to reply.

Well, Joshua. I feel for you. I guess we just need to be more firm and at the same time allow God to work in this area of thier life, and including mine too.

(for your info, i used to be one of the culprit too. Leslie will say double amen to that. Haha.)

Change us, Lord. Help us to be more like Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Grammys

No Wonder Our Kids Listen to It Posted: 09 Feb 2009 02:34 PM CST Why are adults surprised that kids listen to raunchy music? Kids are only following their example. Last night the Grammys gave us a true glimpse of what adults value in this world. The Grammys has a long history of being THE music awards show. Unlike the Teen Choice Awards, or many of the MTV awards shows, The Grammys are chosen by adults. Then why was Lil Wayne nominated for more than anyone else, 8 Grammys? Do these adults even know what this guy is singing about? (you can take a little peek at his content in this article) Maybe Lil Wayne should take this opportunity to ask their daughter on a date? Maybe the same could be said about Kid Rock, Robert Plant and others at the show last night. But I think most adults are probably a little more comfortable with the messages coming from the albums of U2 and Coldplay than the young Mr. Wayne. Or maybe, in today's world lyrical content just doesn't matter. Because last night we awarded Wayne with trophies for the explicit album Tha Carter III, and three other songs, including the song Lollipop, an explicit song about oral sex. "You're a foul mouthed pervert. Here's your trophy." (pause) "But kids, you watch your mouths!" David wrote about the blurring of the line between music for adults and teens last week in our Youth Culture Window article, The 2009 Grammys: Do Adults Like the Same Music as Teens? (Excerpts from The Source : Youth Culture Window)