With the posting of this entry I will be taking a bit of a break . . . regular posts will resume on September 6, but for now I invite you to think about these thoughts from William Sloane Coffin*:

There are people and things in this world, and people are to be loved and things are to be used.  And it is increasingly important that we love people and use things, for there is so much in our gadget-minded, consumer-oriented society that is encouraging us to love things and use people. (35)

William Sloane Coffin.  Credo.  Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.