My First Blog Series... I Hope It's not too Controversial

Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless--that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing. 1 Peter 3: 8-9

This was part of our sermon today, and it was so timely for me. I have been challenged by a particular friend lately as to my personal theological viewpoints as well as those of my seminary and the Emerging Church. I don’t know that I can exactly speak for everyone in those last two groups, but I should by all means be able to speak for myself. Rather than retaliate against certain denominations or theological camps, I would simply like to write about the kind of Church I dream about, and hope to one day be a part of. I want to do this in a way that honors Christ above all. So that is what I’d like to talk about in my next few posts. I hope it will bless all those who read it.