a catechismal journey

I have always wanted to have a blog, but feared I might not have enough to say, enough to reveal, enough to give to potential readers. I find that while my life might not be exciting or interesting to the world 'o bloggers, I believe that the Word has more than enough to say, reveal and give to anyone who wants to hear about it.

For this reason, I have decided to start blogging about a companion guide to the Bible in the reformed, Christian world, called the Westminster Shorter Catechism. While I have written a curriculum about the catechism, the Word and its meaning evolve, and I don't believe that a true understanding of the Bible, its stories and its lessons, can be kept in a curriculum box. I believe that while each of us learns and delves into the depths of all the meaning the Bible has to offer, we should share as much of our understanding of it as we can. I believe that we, as Christians, are well-equipped. The Bible can be transformational literature, if we allow the Holy Spirit to take over our minds, as we read the Truth.

I'd like to give a shout out to the kids at Second Presbyterian Church, the three fearless high-schoolers, who let me teach them a little bit about the catechism last year, and to the kids at Westkirk Presbyterian Church who will wade these waters this fall, using this inaugural curriculum from this inaugural curriculum writer.

My plan is to blog once a week about a question from the catechism. May my words be not mine, but those that are given to me by the Holy Spirit, and may He bless you with them. May we all be tools, broken vessels for Truth in a broken world.