Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

How did my Journey Start?

My Christian journey started as a little boy who lived in a small cowboy western city of British Columbia. I had faith back then; my parents brought me to church and I had many significance religious figures in my life.

When I really think hard about it, it’s hard to say whether or not being a Christian at a very young age really had a chance of working its way into my adult life though. Certainly it kept Jesus on my radar. It built a faith basis that I could later build off of. But eventually, as a teenager I fell away and became agnostic.

Agnostic. The escapist route of religion. The choice-less route of faith. The cookie part of the Oreo with no cream.

Thankfully, Jesus never abandoned me just like he promised. It was around my mid twenties that I finally found my way back into the faith, although it was a rough transition with a lot of confusion.

Keeping the Journey Alive

Like many Christians I had confusion about what was expected of me. For every bible verse I read another question came into my mind – and for every question that came up into my mind – another bit of confusion would follow.

• I’m forgiven and I can’t lose that forgiveness – so do I even need to do more?
• Do I even WANT to do more?
• Why does evil even exist, why can’t I/we be free of it?
• Did I blaspheme in the past? Is forgiveness impossible for me? What even is blasphemy?
• What do I do in a life that, essentially, is a test – a final exam – before a chance at eternity?

I still didn’t truly understand the extend of what Jesus wanted of me…

…but I kept on reading the bible, listening to it on audio, and figuring it out.

Was there a message that I could fall back on, in such a vast and encompassing book, to live my life off of?

Biblical Love

Eventually I did find my answer – I figured out what Jesus Christ wanted of me – I figured out how my journey was going to continue – and I found the purpose I craved.

Two verses:

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Sure, I was forgiven, but I was also called to be like Christ – and Christ is love because God IS love and they are one of the same. No matter what question I threw against those two verses, the result was always the same – love is the answer. Nothing you do, nothing you say, nothing you think can ever be wrong or sinful if you just follow those two verses.

Imagine a world where everybody, without fail, shows that sort of biblical love that 1 Corinthians 13 describes – it sounds like heaven. As the age old adage goes “be the change you want to see in the world.”

And now?

Here I am today, working on the path Jesus Christ wanted so badly for all of us to be on. I do my best to be humble, not haughty, to be truthful and trusting – and above all I do my best to love everybody on earth.

I hope to make this blog space a place to document my journey, my thoughts and interactions with those inside and outside of the faith as well as to expand who I am in a way that I feel I have the skillset to do so best. I’m hoping to start a weekly podcast at some point with guests and bible study material. If the situation permits, I might start an art page for no reason beyond my love of art. Whether you stick around and keep up with this project or leave after this introduction – I want to thank you for taking the time to read my post.