Jan 25, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Excerpt from ‘Random Thoughts from the First Decade of the New Millenium’, Part 6 (as seen in Rethink Monthly)

Christianity: Christianity has evolved in various ways since it began two-thousand years ago- sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. In its purest form, the message of Christianity never changes, only the method in which the message is transferred. The first decade of this new millennium was no exception as the Church witnessed many monumental shifts in its culture. The Emerging Church, As the... read more

Jan 24, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Excerpt from ‘Random Thoughts from the First Decade of the New Millenium’, Part 5 (as seen in Rethink Monthly)

Entertainment: Television, During the 2000’s, Survivor started a Reality TV revolution. It spurred on countless other Reality Shows with topics ranging from ‘Home Remodeling’ to’ Talent Shows’, from ‘Normal People Living in a Big House’ to ‘Dating Shows’, and from ‘Plastic Surgery’ to ‘Dumb Celebrities Living in Small Town America’. The 2000’s saw the complete and total... read more

Jan 23, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Excerpt from ‘Random Thoughts from the First Decade of the New Millenium’, Part 4 (as seen in Rethink Monthly)

Environmentalism: One thing became apparent quickly in the new Millennium; Green was the new Black. Now saving the environment, once reserved for liberal hemp-wearing hippies in towns like Eugene and Berkley, was hip! Words like ‘Carbon Footprint’, ‘Global Warming’, Eco-Friendly’, ‘Clean-Energy’, ‘Bio Diesel’, and ‘Hybrid Car’ became as common as reruns of the Fresh Prince of Bell Air... read more

Jan 22, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Excerpt from ‘Random Thoughts from the First Decade of the New Millenium’, Part 3 (as seen in Rethink Monthly)

Money: As the decade and the millennium began, the economy was soaring high off of the last remnants of the dot-com boom. And as people were freely spending money, banks were freely lending it without doing their homework to make sure that it could actually be paid back. Because people were borrowing so much money so freely, they were investing in real estate like never before- buying big houses that only... read more

Jan 21, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Excerpt from ‘Random Thoughts from the First Decade of the New Millenium’, Part 2 (as seen in Rethink Monthly)

Communication: One of the most notable technological and social changes that took place during the past decade was the ways in which we communicate. Texting, The decade started with almost every adult in the nation owning a mobile phone, and people talked on them proudly- some even sporting new high tech ‘secret service’ish’ headsets to gloat in their new self-found importance. But almost overnight... read more