What’s Next And Other Stuff
So… I’m trying to figure out what’s next for this blog.
The next entry in The Road I Travel is a bit tricky. In some ways, it would be easier to jump up to the fork in the road, do a look back, and then go on from there… …but I’m trying to keep a chronological, flowing story going. I feel that I’ve been successful so far, so I’d hate to break the tempo.
I’ve found that beauty has been a recurring theological theme for me lately. In discussing my thoughts on faith and life, I keep coming back to it. And not like aesthetic beauty, but the beauty that breaks you down, creates that ache of longing, and brings forth hope. The beauty that’s embodied in ever faithful love. …Love, also, seems to have been on my mind, too.
So, I’m thinking about blogging about that, but when I try to tackle these things outside of dialog, I feel like I fall flat. And I don’t really have a “virtual” dialogue partner in my mind to drive the discussion in any interesting direction or structure.
I’ve got two peices that I started to write and should revisit. One’s entitled “Where The Fight Is” which is about where we find aggression and why we externalize it and when/if we should. The other is “The Mind of a Troll” which is a personal piece about how I troll when I so get in the mood. Brief confession: I was kinda trolling cozart the other day. I was also kinda dialoguing with him, but I didn’t want to put the energy into really taking the discussion anywhere. I’m glad Adam took over – he seems to have the energy I did not – and still do not – have.
My combative flare seems to be mellowed at present by the man-lings. Who are both doing well, thanks for wondering! Lisa is doing fine, too. We all spent half the day out today, so that’s a good sign of recovery.
In conclusion, a few starting points for you to go check out:
So good ol’ Ochuk’s blog has tipped me off to Myles Werntz’s blog. It’s pretty much awesome. I’ve been reading it pretty closely lately. You can find it here. He’s been doing a particular series I like called Building a Mystery. He also recently did a series called Sin and Sinner that’s worth checking out – very challenging on a personal level. It’s all under his theology category.
Then, lets take a trip in the way back machine to read about the good ol’ early church fathers. I’ve got a number of sites that I use to research them, but this place is perhaps one of the better ones for finding complete works. So click here to read about our forefathers in faith. The earlier they are, the more I like them… but they’re all good and interesting to read. Sometimes I wonder why it feels like we’re here and they’re there – as though there is some kind of divide. …but now I’m getting ahead of myself.
So that’s all for now. Don’t worry, I’ll be back shortly – hopefully before the weekend but who knows. Time for me to go start some other things.