An experiment

Hello World (and by 'world,' I mean 'the 5 people who read this blog'). This post is simply to inform you of an experiment I'm trying. If you know me, you may have noted that I'm a bit of a chubber. If you don't know me, check the pics.

I've decided to do something about it. I'm embarking on a journey of Fitness and Nutrition... and I'm cataloging it all for the World to see (again, I'm hoping those 5 people will now read my other blog too). I guess I feel that I'll be more motivated to be more disciplined if I know someone is checking in on me.

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If I have not love

I am terrified to share my faith. I'll be the first to admit that telling a stranger about Jesus scares the dittles out of me. I can always come up with a an excuse like, "I'm too busy... I'll be late to work." (I work at a church, by the way) =or= "I don't want to offend this person." =or even better= "What if I tell this person about Jesus and I make it seem lame? I'd rather someone cooler come along to share the Gospel with this person." (that's an actual fear of mine... lame? YES!)

Well I was exploring the blogosphere today and found this video on another blogger's site (you must visit this blog, by the way).


The guy in the video is Penn Jillette (of the magic duo Penn and Teller). Penn is an outspoken athiest. You might call him a super atheist. Mr. Jillette himself has said, "I believe there is no God. I'm beyond atheism."

If you're like me, and you can come up with a thousand reasons to not tell others about Jesus... then heed the words of the Super Atheist.



How do you get over the fear?

The Prodigal Jon

This week I thought I'd highlight another of my favorite bloggers. His name is Jon Acuff and he writes a couple of blogs. The one I frequent most often is called Stuff Christians Like. That blog is dedicated to the wonderful world of the 'christian' subculture. For example, here's one of my favorites: #277. Crazy rapture products.

Most of the time they are just plain funny. But from time to time (and I'm sure this is Jon's point), I get convicted, or angry, or frustrated because he's right... we do some dumb things. I should probably point out that Jon is a very committed Christ follower. He's not just some angry guy out to get us 'real' Christians. He seems to truly love Jesus. He also doesn't seem like one of those super cynical Christians that says "I love Jesus, but I hate Christians." You know the type, they think most Christians are entirely too judgmental and will be the first to throw that stone.

Every once and a while, Jon inspires me. Today was such a day. At another blog of his (the guy writes like 20 blogs!!), he wrote this. Thanks for the swift kick, Jon.

I will not fall asleep