Something New

Blogging is new to me.  I blogged at a previous time in my life, about ten years ago.  That blogging was different - it was more of a "social blogger" before the Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter all went viral.


So why blog now?

I find myself on a journey.  Yes, I know that it is cliche to say life is a journey, but it is.  This journey that I find myself on right now is pretty new.  God has revealed to me some things that are simply not connecting in my life.  There is a disconnect between what I believe and what I am doing.  This is not the case for every aspect of my belief - but it is for some.

This was realized as I read and studied about ministry to the "least of these" (Matthew 25 phrasing).  I know what the Bible says, and I believe that people need to be taking care of, and that it is the church's job to do so.  But what am I doing?

Being a youth pastor does not excuse me from getting my hands dirty and doing that ministry myself.  It is not enough for me to teach students that they are supposed to be doing those things.  God has called me to minister to the least of these as well.


A blog about what?

No, my entire blog will not be about this particular journey.   I hope to do two things with this blog:
1. Share my journey (journeys) in the hopes that it may help others on their journey.  Drawing particular attention to gaps in my life - the disconnect between what I believe and what I am doing

2. Give attention to the gaps between biblical mandates for Christians and what we are doing.  I hope to draw attention between our theology and our practice.  This is concerned with both the church and our culture.  Cultural issues are bound to intersect with politics and social movements.


This is something new.  I don't know what it will look like.  But we are about to find out!