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I so enjoyed Randy's sermon in June about the "Virtual"
religion, like virtual sports or virtual music. Turn on
the T.V. and you are there; all the stimulation you need while
in the comfort of your own couch. The point, of course,
is that something is lost in the transmission (translation?)
and virtual remains exactly that. It is kind of like a
friend trying to tell a joke or funny happening at an event,
and then after the point or punch line falls flat, saying that
you had to be there to really understand.
And then there
are different elements of "being" there. So many people
rightly extol the idea of being at a concert where the energy
comes alive, the instruments or voices can be heard
distinctly, that you can focus on what you want and not the
camera or microphone. At the ballpark one can smell the
food, hear the comments, feel |
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