well, it seems as if everyone and their mother has something to say about what's happening in new orleans.

no offense to those who are expressing their opinions...
i think everyone has their own way of processing situations like this...

so what do i have to say?

do something.

- give $5 to the social work club when you see them sitting out with collection boxes
- start up a car wash in your neighborhood
- raise money through your club, residence hall, department
- sell lemonade, for crying out loud!



i've said many times that i'm glad there are other Christian people in the world cut out to be politicians, scientists, preachers, broadcasters, etc. b/c i just can't do it. and i'm thankful that someone can, b/c we certainly need a variety of Christians to reach the incredibly diverse world we live in.

and sometimes i feel like i'm too laid back about this type of situation because i don't get enthralled in the politics of it all. i just feel like it's a waste of my time b/c i know that no matter how educated i think i am, the government doesn't tell us much of anything about what's really going on. i don't know....maybe i'm just using that as an excuse or maybe i'm naive.

i just think that it's our duty to try to help in any way we can, and sometimes i wonder if the media and government are put there as barriers to distract us a little bit more from what we should be focusing on.

so, there you have it. my post on new orleans.

please let me know if you don't have anywhere on campus to get involved in the relief effort...
we can use all the help we can get!