The Beginning of the Journey

So, I guess I will start by saying the my name is Darrell, and I am a Christian.

That sounds a little too much like AA, but I'm gonna stick with it.

I grew up in church. From the time I was born until now I have hardly ever missed a Sunday. As a teenager I participated in christian T-shirt day and got in theological debates with my Baptist friends. (As a pentecostal I had been taught that they "don't believe in the Holy Ghost.") In short I was an insufferable goody-two-shoes and thought I knew everything about God. That's kind of why I'm starting this blog today.

As I have grown up I have come to realize that the concept of denominations is not a Biblical concept. Nowhere in scripture is our current mania of splitting the body of Christ condoned. I no longer want to represent that type of Christianity. I am tired of the smallness of it all!

I am going to attempt to use this blog to trace my way back to the early church in the book of Acts. I want to examine the theological beliefs of traditions other than my own and embrace a more accurate picture of who Jesus really is. I want to get a clear idea of what it means to be the Church.

I realize that I'm biting off more than I can possibly chew. I know that I'm going to be dealing with arguments people ten times as smart as me haven't solved. I don't really expect to resolve anything except within myself.

But that is where change begins.