A FIRST STEP

I'm ready to take a step.

Two years at seminary, in which life is skewed much more towards thinking right than living right, has made me tired of intellectual arguments divorced from discipleship and hungry to actually try to live into the life that Jesus calls us to.

While the blogosphere might seem to be an inappropriate place to begin this journey primarily about action and not words, it is my hope that this forum will be a way to think, write, and join with others (most notably Sister) in a conversation and a way of life that engages the fullness of the Christian call of discipleship. As such, this blog will attempt to wrestle with Scripture, theology, Christian practice and the current state of the church and attempts for it to be more faithful. Although I hope to review books and will no doubt comment on readings that are helpful (or not), those looking for technical arguments of systematic theology might be disappointed with this blog but no doubt enriched by visiting Brother Penniman. (The read of the summer so far has been Sara Miles' Take This Bread.)

A warning: The viewpoints expressed here represent those shaped by and rooted in Wesleyan theology and spirit. Readers might get tired of Wesley quotes ad nauseum, and will also learn more than they ever wanted to know about attempts to get commissioned as a minister of the Gospel in the United Methodist Church. The warning fired, I will apologize ne'er again.

This blog and post represents a victory for Sister, who not only sits accross the table at San Fran and disappointingly nearing the end of her three-plus years in Atlanta, but hopes to satisfy her desire for a pithy blog filled with Christian (and likely some UnChristian) writing.

This opening salvo fired, let us attempt to take another step.