Superituality!

I was in bed reading last night. A good book: Everything Must Change - Brian Mclaren. My mind often wanders during reading. It tends to do that when good, previously unexplored ideas are put forward. Anyway the thoughts were surrounding two words being Spirituality and Superior. As my mind was combining the words to Superituality a definition was kind of flowing with it.... Work with me here.
It came as: "Superituality" (n) treading on another's dearly held personal beliefs by spouting superiority complexified 'spiritual' crap.

Yes I've seen the action plenty of times before in many a different church setting but there's never been a definition for it. Might make for a good T-shirt. Just a thought. Just an idea.

While on ideas for T-shirts: Mclaren has a lot of quality lists he brings out in his writing. With a little plaguerism here's the idea:

Front: Me Issues:
My soul, My eternal destiny, My blessings

Back: Real Issues:
Systemic Injustice, Inherent Poverty, Global Ecological Catastrophe

I'm sure there's plenty to add to either list but you get the drift.

T-shirts for the subversive minded to wear to church!!

Isn't night shift a pain?

I'm genuinely convinced it is not natural and the body was not designed to endure it. It's simply another product of consumer driven capitalism, corporate necessities and the like. A despicable spawn of the industrial age.

A story from last night: a group of young bucks in Mum's Rav 4. Just had their fill of Maccas and are hanging out in the open spaces behind a local school - at nearly 4am. I pull up in the Div van and the Rav 4 takes a sharp diversion in the distance. Travels no more than 30 yards and stops suddenly. all 4 or 5 jump out but only two stay at the car, the rest scatter away from us. My partner is off in a flash over a nearby fence and into the night. These kids are not much more than 16. The 2 who stayed are polite and courteous.
So I ask the obvious question: why are your friends running? No real answer. "you are cops so they just ran." You weren't doing anything wrong were you? No they were just scared and took off.
My partner heads back after a few minutes empty handed. Names for the escapees are offered freely by their friends anyway. The unnecessary run and chase can often happen in this line of work. The idea of authority possibly finding something wrong when there is nothing to find creates a doubt and a fear I guess.
Funnily enough I only tend to find such a fear in those who are honest. It is easily pushed aside and covered up after a few dishonest acts.
The driver - to his detriment owns up to his driving to the Sergeant who arrived a short time later. It turns out he's only a Learner and he didn't have a fully licensed driver with him.
I'm not sending him to court for it. Why? because discretion is one of the few positive aspects we have in this job and I don't waste it. Because I see the rare honesty in a kid who had the guts not to run with the rest when fear took hold. He was owning up when the easy way out is to cut and run. I respect that. Its a quality in people, especially the young, that should be encouraged, not trampled on.

Ah the beginning

The commencement, the start, the beginning is an interesting time. This seems like as good a place as any to step back and re think those things told or expressed to us - analyze a little and express back.

Today I have a thought for a song: The Peacebreakers.

Blessed are the peacemakers
You could have fooled me

The harborer of destruction
injustice sits with a crown
on the back of a child slave

And I'm wondering how many have to perish,
before a decent alternative is found

Every greed inspired action
has a ripple effect - the tsunami hits
poorest of women and children first

Hmmm more thoughts later.