The problems to solve are many, and they don’t all require us to move to Africa. But engaging them is how we grow, testing our skill and knowledge against something that matters.
The first transatlantic telegraph cable broke. Expectations where thwarted. Nothing worked exactly as advertised. It’s a good thing to remember when the next new thing rolls in, even if it’s made by Apple or Google.
The media’s rush to describe Breivik as a “Christian fundamentalist” seems a little sensational. And the suggestion that we should condemn him on those grounds unnecessary.
My wife used to teach a neighborhood Bible study for kids in which none of the kids knew a single Christmas carol or had ever read a Bible. In fact, they could barely read at all.