Who the hell is God?

MY DUSTY BIBLE

April 26, 2009 – 5:39 pm

Some years ago I read a sign outside a church in a small town just north of Boston that read “Dusty Bibles lead to dirty lives.” It made me smile and was an amusing break from the usual trite and forgettable sentiments that one sees on church notice boards. I suspect, and I hope, it was meant with some humor, but something about that funny statement made it indelible in my memory.

This year I’ve tried reading the Bible, but to say I have found it hard going would be a an understatement. I feel like a teenager reading Shakespeare for a class they don’t enjoy. The language is hard, the context is harder, and for me the whole experience is about as enjoyable as going to the dentist.
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STARTING AGAIN

January 24, 2009 – 6:16 pm

I’m not an honest blogger. By that I don’t mean that I lie, I just mean that I’m not the kind of blogger who sees every emotion or thought in my head as an opportunity to bare my soul. I’m more reserved than that, or dare I even say more conservative. However that’s where my conservatism ends.

I started this blog in order to find God. The somewhat irreverent title was meant in jest, and also to perhaps make those holier-than-thou types feel a little uncomfortable in their seats or pews. But more than that, it was a genuine expression of my searching heart – I mean really, who the hell is God?
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