Not necessary
I am not a blogger. I don't REALLY know what that is, or what a blogger does–not really. I guess they just give commentary on stuff. I know I'm not really a blogger. I do know however, that I like to write. I do–I like to write. At first I thought I would be a lifelong student. Who knows? But I think this has been a consideration because I like to write stuff. Oh I must mention that I really, really like Jesus too. So writing about Jesus is a good thing for me. I am not a blogger, but having a blog just might be the best way for me to write and share with whomever might be interested. You love Jesus too–this blog is for you. Writing is good for me. Writing is necessary for me. Is it necessary that I have a blog? No. But what the heck, why not? And so this is going to be a blog about Jesus–and Jesus related stuff. Thoughts and opinions are my own and do not necessarily represent the thoughts and opinions of St. Paul Lutheran Church Harlingen, TX– a congregation where I have the privilege of being one of the pastors. This will be good for my personal development. That makes it good for people God has placed in my general sphere of interaction and influence. So is this blog necessary? No. Do I have unique insight into anything at all? Seriously, highly doubt it. But as with so many things in 2015, there is no need for this thing–it's just a thing.
About the title
Thy Kingdom Come? Let me start by saying that I take very seriously the idea the Kingdom of God/The Kingdom of Heaven. It's a thing...a real, real thing. We pray "Thy kingdom come" in the Lords's Prayer because we are actually asking God to bring His Kingdom to us. It's a way of asking Jesus to come back and finish it–come back and get us believers–bring an end to sin, sickness, evil, suffering and death–to bring the Kingdom that He promised (Revelation 21 and 22). But you know what? What if I told you that Jesus' Kingdom is already here? In many and various ways the Kingdom of God breaks into this world here and now. We see it all the time...we recognize it rarely. We still pray "thy kingdom come" because––well it's not here enough. We want His Kingdom more here. And so there is a final act of the story that is still coming our way. Jesus is still planning His return trip. But this blog is only slightly about that return trip. It is largely about the now time, this time–the waiting time. Thy Kingdom Come is a kinda sorta blog about that waiting–Jesus' Kingdom in the process of coming to us. It's starting now, and it's being perfected later.
So now
If you would like to join me for one, a few, or more than a few of these posts–Great you're invited! I don't know how often these will come out. I guess they will come out as regularly and fluidly as Jesus' crashes into my life to teach me something. I think you can subscribe via email down at the bottom [insert downward facing arrow here]. Or I will make new blog posts known over Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, Snapchat–just kidding! But seriously I will share the link on Facebook at the very least.
A transparency for the reader:
-I don't think that I or this kinda sorta blog is a big deal. I'm not important, influential, or unduly popular–at least not any more than the next person. The very thought of "having a blog" makes me wince a little. Blogs are for people with something to say...or at very least somebody who people want to hear–regardless if they have something to say. In spite all the negative stuff that comes to my mind when I think of blogs and bloggers, I'm choosing to look at the positive. I'm choosing to ignore the copper-like taste in my mouth when I think about being compelling enough to have a blog. But *sigh* it's a way to write, and share. And even better–it's easy for you Mr. and Ms. Reader to join along or ignore. And so without a dash of false humility about the smallness of any work of mine, I am dedicating any joy, encouragement, growth, or peace found in these kinda sorta blogs, to you: the reader.
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