Lagaan Wonderings

So I watched Lagaan tonight, or the first half of it, and it got me thinking. It always gets me thinking. It made me think about Graeme Hackworth, and about what he said to us. He showed us clips of this movie throughout his lectures at my dts. The clips showed the beautiful colors, fluid dances, and poetic songs within the movies. Art at it's best. When he showed us the clips, he pointed out how the songs made reference to their gods. One is even a prayer. His question to us made my jaw drop. It was so simple, yet not one of us could answer. If they can create such beauty for lifeless idols, why can we not do more for a God who is alive, who feeds our spirits? Why can Christians do no more than follow the mainstream and attempt to stay no more than 2 steps behind in the music industry? Why do they look down on controversy? Things as simple as POD's album cover art got it banned from many Christian stores. We have the answer! Why do we run from the challenge? I don't have an answer either, but I will be on the search for one soon. My industrial relations prof said something today that stood out in my mind: "When you get out in the real world, you'll realized that people can't be bothered to think" It's true. We are content with our routines, happy in what we know. It needs to change. How can we improve on what we fail to question?