So over the past few days, I managed to convince Diane (her blog
is coming...) to join me in presenting a little tiny snippet of our story in our inimitable style . (Trust me, it's inimitable...you'll find out if you try).
We spoke a lot without really saying much.
Or did we...
This got me thinking about some discussions, blog posts, tweets and just
stuff in general that have been floating around lately. Don't freak...it's ok; I do that sometimes...
Authenticity refers to the truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, devotion, and intentions.
This is taken from the header of
Wikipedia's summary on authenticity. It barely touches the surface, but I don't think it intends to go deep...there's a lots of pages below to navigate. But read the
Bible first. And maybe
this too. I'll stop with the reading links now.
It's easy to hide behind the written word, it's much harder on film.
Yes, I know there's always the actor factor to consider, but I'm no actor, so what I see in those videos reflects more of the real me than you could ever get in my writing. I think it creates a better connection than just having my words here in various fonts.
Of course, it may have the effect of completely alienating people too...but I'd rather have any illusions of
who I may be shattered early in my (blogging) life. I like me, and the me I am becoming, despite the occasional pain of the journey. God is bigger than the pain, and how I deal with it determines whether I dive deeper into Him, or just stay dog-paddling on the surface of His immensity.
An unexpected side effect of all this is that I'm now examining every area of my life and minimising the possibility that someone might be getting the wrong impression of me. Starting last night at our church pastoral leaders meeting, continuing today at work (speaking of which, it's AGES since I did a 'work' post...), and ending...when I die I guess...!
I'm tired of the fascades I see so many around me wearing. I want real.
Jesus is real :
imitate Him
And yeah, more videos will follow...but for the moment, here's us...
now...
real.
What do you mean you didn't know we were
Mogwai martians??
