I still have to write the column that will go live on Thursday, though. And I haven't decided what to write about.
One possibility: those meteors (or is it meteorites?) last week make me think about the end of the world, when, the Scripture says, the world will burn. Seems to me it wouldn't take many of those dudes hitting the earth at the same time to make that prophecy come true. But that sounds a little quirky, I know, so I'm not sure it's an idea that deserves the light of day. I want to do a little research on what others are saying about the spate of apocalyptic movies that have come out recently. Is it possible that even the culture-at-large senses what many Christians are feeling; that is, that the barrage of evil and suffering we see all around us cannot keep going on.
Another possibility: USA Today had a major article on super-cocooning, the practice of spending big bucks to assemble electronic diversions and at-home comforts so that a family can entertain itself almost exclusively under its own roof. If this trend catches on with a wide swath of the population, what will this mean to the church? We already know about Internet churches, mobile-app devotional guides, and small groups that meet by Skype. Will a hunkered-down, plugged-in generation see the need to go to buildings for worship and fellowship? Probably. But it IS a trend worth noting.
