Dodgeball

Yesterday's Startribune had an article about Dodgeball, and this trendy rise in popularity. It is an interesting phenomenon. It is even perhaps an interesting trend of folks trying to relive their childhood. Not that long ago, I believe even last summer, that I was reading about the rise in popularity of kickball. Is this a trend stemming from youth forced to grow up too quickly because of divorce, parental pressures, or something else? I don't know. I just wonder if it will continue or these will simply be passing fads.

Last weekend we saw "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" and laughed through most all of it. I don't know why it is funny to see grown men hit with balls and wrenches, but it turns out it is. One of the things I found kind of interesting, and perhaps even a little telling, was fairly early in the show the Ben Stiller character made some comment about the body being a temple. I think we tend to think that way, but more for the sake of our glorification. The Bible talks about the Body as a temple for the Spirit. Where did we get off track? How might we treat our bodies differently if we viewed our bodies as a temple in the biblical sense?