It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time...

Snuggies. UGG boots. Body squeegees. Inflatable rugs. Bird diapers. World War 2. Justin Bieber's Christmas album. All these things have one hilarious thing in common. They all seemed like a great idea at the time. Three sentences into this blog you are already thinking, "Why on earth am I reading this?" You are also thinking, "Why on earth is someone taking the time to write this?" Two things. First of all, yes I clearly am a mind reader. Second, if you hadn't already guessed it, it seemed like a good idea at the time.

Seriously though, since getting pretty caught up in the whole hipster movement, the thick-rimmed glasses, the scarves, the skinny jeans, the silly red shoes, all that noise, I've realized that if I want to legitimize my claim to hipsterdom (and have unlimited license to create my own words) I need to have a blog. A good friend of mine has a blog and I've been thinking it would be a great new experience. So here I am. Or rather, here it is. Lucky you, world wide interweb. Another blog no one ever reads!

For those of you that are still reading you are either; a. really bored, or b. intrigued by my satire and quick wit. Clearly it's b. That is a rhetorical statement. Just laugh. For your boredom and/or intrigue I will reward with some actual meaningful thoughts. I hope. The title of this blog is Radically Ordinary. Let me tell you why. For the past while now I've been taken with the idea that Jesus has called his people to be much more than ordinary middle class Christians. In fact, I'm becoming more and more convinced that Jesus has called us to be radical. To be actively involved with the poor, the hungry, and the needy. Christianity has been defined by what we are not for far too long. It's time to show the world who Jesus is by what we are. As Shane Claiborne says it is time to become an ordinary radical for the kingdom and cause of Christ. Instead of people conjuring up images of anti-gay judgmental non-smokers whenever they hear the word Christian let's change the stereotype to an image of Jesus with skin on. Let's be a people who change the world with our ordinary radicalness so that they know we are Christians by our love. Hey, that sounds almost like a Bible verse that I've heard somewhere.... Imagine that. Simply put, I am passionate about so many of God's people becoming radical that radical becomes ordinary. Radically Ordinary.

There you have it. Meaningful thoughts. Followed of course immediately by satire to keep the moment from getting uncomfortable. I also enjoy laughter and random adventures and will post occasion updates on those things as well. Meaningful thoughts. Laughter. Random Adventure. Sounds like a good time to me. This blog may or may not ever get updated again but it sure is off to a great start.