Why Am I Here
February 15, 2003
[ed. note: the following is an edited email sent my then-love just before we parted ways]
Hello my love,
After I got home I really didn’t want to talk to anyone so I decided to go for a walk. I kind of wanted to walk down Pine Ave to see what was happening and then swing around and spend a little time on the beach writing. It wasn’t very easy when I was on Pine Ave. because there were a lot of couples dining and enjoy the Valentine’s evening (I had to stop a couple of times when I saw some women who reminded me of you). I wasn’t interested in talking to anyone so I had no desire to go to the Blue Cafe or go drinking. I just needed to walk and feel the air.
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Intro to Jacob’s Ladder
February 1, 2003
A friend commented on a weird bumper sticker she’d seen: “WWJD/WTF” (“What Would Jesus Do/What the F*ck”). She was startled by this apparent conflict of beliefs. While I’m not too likely to put that sticker on my car I certainly understand the bumper sticker’s flippant response to a faith that often seems just beyond the reach of us mere mortals.In this blog I intend to explore that vast wasteland between my heartfelt beliefs and the vulgar frustrations of life. This will be a collection of observations, essays, and notes from my own often neglected Bible studies. Having earned a bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies from Biola University and a few terms at Fuller Seminary in the early 80s, I tend to know my way around the traditional issues. But I’m more interested in life somewhere in between the brain-dead party-line of the cool-aid drinkers and the angry scarred souls of the “formerly-religious.” The title “Jacob’s Ladder” comes from being in that place in between having that vision of Faith in my heart and the long road that I’ve traveled “away” from God.
WWJD/WTF… Sorry, that’s rude, but sometimes it does say it succinctly. JBB
Music: Hard To Make A Stand - Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow
[Editorial note: This version of the blog is being created on 05/11/08, but much of the material goes back to February 2003 (and before that), so I will post date it for the sake of context. JBB]
