Of course He's not safe, but He's good: January 2011

I feel I must explain

My blog title. It comes from the book "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis.

When the children have come into the world of Narnia and met the kindly Mr. and Mrs. Beaver (quite literally talking beavers, for those who haven't read the books), they are told about the great and powerful lion called Aslan, the true king of Narnia. Susan, the oldest girl, is quite afraid of lions, and proceeds to ask "Is he safe?"

To this, the wise Mr. Beaver replies "He's a lion. Of course he's not safe. But he's good."

You may or may not know that the Chronicles of Narnia are a more than obvious alagory for the life and some of the teachings of Jesus. This line is both literary genius and profound theological truth. (I find that most anything C.S. Lewis says is, also).

Following Jesus may not, and indeed will not be, the safe choice in life. But the goodness of God will, in the end, be more than enough reward for the choice. So my title is both a philisophical announcement to my readers of my beliefs, as well as a reminder for myself.

God promises that I will not always be safe, but that it will always work toward good.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

First ever blog

I used to write "blogs" or "notes" or whatever they were called on myspace. Sometimes I post things on facebook. I hear that the popular thing now is to have an official blog. I only sometimes masquarade as an anti-conformist, and not very well, so here I am.
Not much to tell for now, which can't sound very promising, but I promise my life is preternaturally and eternally interesting. For now, I'm procrastinating. And if they paid people for that I'd be a millionaire by now.
I'm excited to post more though, when I have some more time, of feel like procrastinating more.
I'm getting into a really rich part of my life right now... God is moving in some ridiculous ways, some I haven't even seen yet, I'm sure.
This time next year I could be an R.A., or I could be fresh off of a trip to Lithuania for a semester. No, that's not a joke. And if you pray, or even just aren't opposed to the idea of praying, I wish that you would. For me, that is. I need all the help I can get right now.

Read or don't, I will only be mildly offended. Will continue to write anyway... I find it increases my vocabulary and helps cure me of bad typing habits.
More to come soon.