Ticking

I mentioned something about explaining how all of this started or why I am in fact choosing to live life out of a van.  This will be the first of those posts and probably the least organized.  I would say most people who look at me don't really know what makes me tick.  They might know I am a Christ Follower and see how that affects my life.  Maybe they see me as a musician and that colors how they think of me.  It could be one of a number of different things people see that forms me in their mind.  Part of me is a revolutionary at heart and that's why I get stirred up at times about injustice in the world.  It's one of the reasons I think Jesus Christ is so amazing because he was and continues to be the boldest revolutionary I've ever heard of.  This is also the reason I found Shane Claiborne's book to be so compelling when I read it this past summer.

Claiborne had a lot to say, but what it boils down to for me is, "What if Jesus really meant what he said?"  A lot of people today try to interpret what Jesus meant when he said different things that are recorded in the bible, but what if he was just speaking plainly.  What if he really just meant what he said?  These are questions that will begin to haunt any person whose eyes have graced the pages of the New Testament.  This question in and of itself is what started me on the journey I am continuing by living in a van.  There is much more to be discussed here and I would love to discuss it with you (leave a comment), but I'll leave it here for now.  To be continued...someday.