The following was written as the first page in an attempt at a new paper journal a few months ago. The journal ended up with only 4 or 5 more entires before degrading into nothing more than seminar notes and daily to-do lists. Please let me be clear: These comments represent the feelings of a particular moment, not the established beliefs resulting from a thorough inquiry.

A recent iMonk post has me wondering if my engaging in conversation at this blog makes me more like Jesus.

The answer is probably "No."

On the other hand, I don't think it's making me his enemy either, so I'll probably keep at it as long as it interests me. It does make me want to know him more. But that's not the same as being like him or even loving him.

Regardless, I can't help noticing that I've not yet escaped the mindset where being "right" (or, more often in the case of Fundamentalism, being "cooperative with the agenda") is more important than being like Jesus.