The Value of Apple

I saw in the New York Times yesterday morning an article about Apple's value. The article said that Apple was the "most valuable company."

Apple was reported to be worth 624 billion. The Wall Street Journal said that Apple is the most valuable company because of it's influence on the economy, the stock market, and popular culture.

Augustine wrote about two kingdoms; the kingdom of God, and the kingdom of man. Which of these two do you think makes Apple the most valuable company in the eyes of the New York Times editor? Do we have the same perspective as God as to what is valuable?

I love Apple products. My family has many of them, and I am the one that supplied those products to my wife and older children. But do they build the kingdom of God, or do they build the kingdom of man?

I think Apple products can do both depending on how each individual uses them. Right now I am typing this blog with my thumbs on my iPhone. I am seeking to write this in order to advance the kingdom of God. I have however used my phone at times that would in no way advance the kingdom of God.

How do you use the things that man has made? Which kingdom do you seek to advance?