Theological Shite.

That was supposed to be the name of this blog, as suggested by a good friend of mine. But when it came right down to it, I wasn't comfortable enough with swearing to stare at that name at the top of the blog every time I went to post something. So I settled on the much more mundane "theological thoughts" instead. Sorry.

The truth is, though, much of it will be shit -- just the detritus of my brain, thrown out into the wide world of the internet so that I can sleep well at night. Most of the time, I quite honestly write these ramblings because I've got no other choice. I'm seized by an idea which rattles around until I can no longer stand it, until, like Matilda in Roald Dahl's book, I feel like I could shoot beams of pure energy right out my eyes with all the pent-up religiousity I've got inside. So I write it out, and only then do I feel relief.

Some of these posts will be sermons in foetal form, some of them will be letters to myself, some rants to God, and a perhaps a few which fit in no other category than 'ramblings'. In any case, I thought I'd start this blog to get the four or five pieces I've already got on my computer off it, and to provide a resource for myself sometime down the road when I'm speaking at a church or some such and want to remember that semi-brilliant thought I had a few weeks ago. And of course to give me a place to put my eye-beam writings. I've seperated this out from my other blog so that I don't have to worry about digging through other posts to get to what I want, and so that I can maintain the division I feel I need between everyday, non-faith type stuff and my theology degree which could too easily take over my entire life.

Since these are just thoughts, feel free to criticize and disagree to your heart's content. Sometimes I think what I've written is brilliant, so I'd appreciate someone telling me that it's actually crap (or it's got some major leaps of logic) before I decide to use it in front of several hundred people. Also, for those of you who share my faith, you can catch me out on any heretical bits/bad biblical exegesis that could get me in hot water with the big ol' bearded guy who lives up in the sky. Comments, of any kind, are encouraged.

Let the shit-stream begin!