World Peace WHAMO!

I watched the TV screen as Metta World Peace (AKA Ron Artest) slammed a dunk down. He pumped his chest furiously. They were playing The Oklahoma City Thunder. (My favorite NBA team) World Peace walked by James Harden. He lifted his elbow and smashed James Harden behind the ear. Harden fell to the floor. I gasped. The remaining players jumbled up talking trash to each other. The refs broke it up. I watched as World Peace tried to explain to the ref how it was an 'accident.' If you watch the video it was totally intentional. The sad thing is World Peace has tried to change. He used to do this kind of stuff all the time. But this season he has toned it down a bit. So he changed his name from Ron Artest to Metta World Peace. It seemed he had changed. Until this. It goes to show you how lost we are as humans without Christ. If God hadn't sent his son to die and cover our sin with his blood. Only God can change our heart. If only World Peace knew this.

The Hunger Games

I had heard so much about this book series. Some positive others negative. Most positive. So I borrowed the first book with much anticipation. I quickly flipped through the first pages as I read them. The first two chapters I liked. Then I saw the true side of the main character, Katniss. She seems to me that she is angry, unlikable, snooty, and dry. All the other characters seemed the same way. Other than Gale. Then the violence started. When I think of a book I want to think of heroes and valiant deeds. This book had neither. Some of the scenes flipped  my stomach upside down and left a nasty taste in my mouth. For some people violence is not an issue. But for me... well... I guess that I am not a blood and gore kind of guy. Many people disagree, I am sure, but that's my view of the Hunger Games.