Do Ya Dig?

Pathetically, I am not updating this as regularly as I need to be doing. But then, that shouldn't be surprising, really. I love the Lord, with all my heart. But, my life is busy. Finding time to pick up a Bible and read is never easy. That doesn't mean I am not learning, though. I am learning constantly.

I wrote a post on my other blog about Barack Obama and the fact that he actually picked up a shovel to help flood victims. I mentioned that James 2:14-18 says that if you tell someone "Go I wish you well" when they need food or clothing, what good is your faith. James says that faith is deeds. And I agree.

This is a challenge to me. I need to work out my faith, with fear and trembling... figure out what it looks like in the real world, not just in church on Sundays. I am trying to be real. After all, once the lights go out, that's all there is.

how about you? Where's your shovel?

T, who is just trying to keep it real

So What Started This?

A year or so ago, I read an amazing book, called The Irresistible Revolution, by Shane Claiborne. It challenged me to think about my faith in a different way. What is this thing called Christianity? What does it really mean to be a Christian? Not, what does the world, or church or my neighbor think, but what did Jesus mean? I wrestled with that. I still do.

A month later I heard a song by Todd Agnew called "My Jesus." It moved me to tears, and put into words everything I had been feeling. Here are the lyrics..scroll down to the middle of the post.

It challenged me to think differently, to go deeper and to really try to understand what I am doing with my butt in the seat at church every Sunday. Shortly thereafter, I became a youth leader for our jr. high group at church. And that transformed my life and my faith.

It wasn't enough to say I was a Christian. What was I going to DO about it? Hear how Shane Claiborne puts it:

How about you? What do you DO with your faith?