Let's be honest: The last thing our society needs is someone else who thinks they know a lot and attempts to pontificate based on that false premise. Let me put your mind at ease; this is not my intent with this blog.
My choice to begin this blog stems from a desire I have had all my life to write. I am by no means a linguist or grammar czar; nor do I claim the corner of the market with my wisdom. I simply enjoy expressing myself in written form.
This blog will be a cacophony of my opinions, views, convictions, and some useless information- but isn't that what most blogs consist of anyway? Primarily, this blog will serve as a testimony of that which God is doing in my life as I progress in my relationship with His Son. As I grow older, now 32, I've begun to understand that much of my sonship has been more about cultivation of rituals than that of a relationship. I believe this is true with the predominance of evangelical churches, but especially in fundamentalism. Now, I AM a fundamentalist (or extremist if your labels come from Whoopi Goldberg or Joy Behar); but not to the extent where the truths of Scripture are dilluted by the "fundamentals" of religous fundamentalism. I am of the persuasion that we don't need to reinvent fundamentalism but to redefine it. It has become a movement of championing causes and viewpoints of men instead of championing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As I tell the group of believers with whom I pastor, "We as believers need to be less religious and more relational- with our God and with one another."
Anyway, that was my rant for today. I am sure there will be more of those to come, but I certainly want to share the lighter side of things with you as well. I will talk "shop" occasionally, but for the most part I want to just share with you what God is doing in my life and the life of my family.
Sola Gratia,
RV
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