***Update***

It's been a long time,
I shouldn't (have) left you
without a dope beat to step to...
step to... step to...

hehe, hey all, long time since posting. Lots of issues been floating around in my head lately. Being at Souther Baptist has stirred a lot theological issues that I've been wrestling with... I'm not sure if blogging is the best venue to talk about stuff like this (because there are TONS of other more articulate "scholars" out there), but I thought I'd bring out one issue that I've been thinking about.

It seems lately, more and more people around have decided which "camp" to put themselves in. Christianity is a funny thing... the denominations inside of it has its own systems of beliefs and it directly affects how you understand who God is. One thing I do know... is that I am still processing my thoughts and my THEOLOGY.

I hear from one brother "I am Emergent", while I hear from another "I am a Baptist", while also hearing just recently another brother saying "I am on the verge of becoming Reformed Charasmatic"!

Well, they all may have their stances, may have their biblical points and their "extra-biblical" points, but for now while I'm in seminary, this is my stance:

I'm learning as much as I can about worship to our God, to follow Jesus to the best of my knowledge and understanding of His grace in my life, and everybody elses. Please don't label me.

Here is just a small list that I am reading for class and on my own time:

The Story of Christianity - Gonzalez
Christianity and Liberalism - Machen
The Anabaptist Story - Eerdmans
Truth & The New Kind of Christian - Scott
Preaching Re-Imagined - Pagitt
Reaching Out without Dumbing Down - Dawn
Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church - Carson
Unceasing Worship - Best
Engaging with God - Peterson
Living The Cross-Centered Life - Mahaney
and much more...

I'm slowly starting to see everyone needs to take their own journey, or as the bible calls it their SOJOURN. I believe Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. There is still much for me to know and much for ANY of you to know. The more I set clear cut theology, the more I know I am succeptible to be wrong in the future, but I'm realizing I can deal with that, because I am still a man, and not God.

I am learning to minister to others through the word, following Jesus, as humbly as I can. I pray God will humble me more than He will let me wallow in my pride.

Knowledge is not the key, but it is a part of it. Feelings are not trustworthy, but we cannot live without them either. A life of holistic worship is needed... I hope more and more I can reach for that and not settle for where I'm at... ever.

Anyways, that was my random blurb about seminary life ;) Keep the faith y'all ;) ATTITUDE CHECK!!!