I've tried the blog thing once before and it was dismal--not a dismal failure--just too hard for me to get new content up and ready to go and too hard to leave comments. This time around I want to just share with you on the fly, what I'm reading, what I'm thinking, and how I see God breaking into the community and world we share. It's not going to be anything fancy. Hence the name: Some Assembly Required. I want to throw out some half thoughts and insights and see if we can't flesh them out together. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we're called to be in community, authentic community (for the sake of the world). I don't know how you do that without real dialog.
Just a couple quick disclaimers. This isn't meant to be a gripe-fest about any thing. Though there may be an occasionally political comment I'm not interested in partisanship. I may talk about dreams for the church, our church, but I'm not looking for criticism of our church, not even constructive criticism. This is, after all, public space. I pray that my postings and your response put our Lord and our congregation in the most positive light possible. Yes, we're going to disagree. I look forward to it. But we know how to do that with humility, kindness, and respect. Anything less than that will simply undercut our witness to the world. (Speaking of which I really like these guidelines for social media: These helpful guidelines for Social Media for Christians.
It may take me a while to get the rhythm of this whole web log thingy, but stick with me. We can have short bursts of conversation about the ways we need Jesus at work in the things we read, debates we over hear, and in the events of the world around us. I invite you to join me in what is for me a new way of sharing ideas. My prayer is that it will be a blessing for all of us.
