I feel like dying. I literally nearly ate a whole package of bacon today all by myself. It just tasted so good. And I was so hungry. And it was there. And I was there. And I feel like dying. Death may come slowly and unexpectedly through a heart attack, or it may come through the sick feeling in my stomach that I have right this very moment. Either way death will take me because of my bacon consumption. Foolish me.

A note to all my readers:
Please don’t eat too much bacon. It’s not good for you. It’s not good for your cholesterol. It’s not good for your self esteem. It’s just not good. Take my word for it, even if it sounds cool at the time, do not do it. Please, for the love of Jon Lovitz, don’t eat a pile of bacon.

What do you know about Advent and Ash Wednesday? In the past Renovatus has honored the tradition of Advent in different small ways, and we would like to do it again this year. I find, however, that because Advent was not a part of the tradition that I grew up with I know very little about it.
So…
Tell me about Advent. Tell me about Ash Wednesday. What do they mean? Where do they come from? What are their benefits? What are their potential negatives? Are there good available resources to learn more? What have been your most memorable moments associated with this liturgy? What are some of the practices associated with them?
Tell me. Teach me. And give me money.

Please follow this link to a new blog that will be linked to the Renovatus website. Here’s the idea, it came out of our home community’s discussions…The Scriptures were intended to be studied and discussed as a community. Reading the Bible alone is not wrong, it is not bad, but it is incomplete. Home communities (small groups, life groups, etc.) are good places for this type of discussion to happen, but very often I have found that my small groups consist of others who think like me or who have similar experiences as me, or who have similar schooling to me, or who are the same age as me, or whatever. We lack the diversity that would bring about a more healthy discussion.
Sunday mornings would be ideal. I mean, we’re all showing up to hear the Word being taught, so why not incorporate something more communal? Granted this may work with certain types of churches depending on their format and purpose, but in general if a church wants to grow this cannot happen very easily at a more corporate setting.
AND SO…
We’re launching a blog. It’s a blog for biblical discussion. It’s a blog for those who know nothing about the Bible and for those who know lots (Ty). Those who know nothing learn and add their fresh perspective. Those who know lots add knowledge that they have gleaned through their studies (and maybe even learn something from the newbies if they’re lucky). It will be slow going at first, but my hope is that this can be a resource for spiritual growth at Renovatus and it’s connected blogmunity.

But before the blog goes public on the website I want you all to give me some feedback. I threw up there real quick a potentially typical post. Give me some criticism. I don’t really know what this should/will look like and I want the blogmunity to shape it a little before it gets going. We’ve got one week.

Thanks!

I feel like a bad parent. Seriously. And I’m tired of it. Today I duct taped my kid to his bed…well, I wanted to, but I didn’t. Then after he weaseled his way out of the tape I locked him in the closet so that I could get some work done…ok, that is a lie too, but it’s still not a bad option.

It is so hard sometimes to remember that my boy is more important than my work. I’m not even the work-a-holic type at all. But I am most definitely task oriented. If I’m at home I’m going to be working on something. The dishes, bills, a book, picking up, a project, etc. Sometimes I forget that playing with my son is the most productive thing I can do…and the most important.

Nine months from now, however, I might be locking myself in the closet.

“Welcome to parenthood” is what all you old people are saying.

“Thanks”, sometimes it feels like a ghost town.