Of Brokenness and Beauty

I'm just sitting at home tonight contemplating the role of brokenness is the life of the Christian. Just tonight I met yet another individual who has come through a terrible heartbreak in life on the road to faith. It seems every week I meet someone who has suffered through a bitter or bruising divorce. Usually, it seems these splits happened at a period of their lives right before Jesus came in to pick up the broken pieces and make new creations out of the old ones. You know, we have a lot of mended people in our churches today, those who went through sufferings unknown that wounded and rearranged them. There are many who are currently broken, to be sure, but most times they are harder to identify. People who have this notion that the church is a place of smiling, care-free people, who don't know the meaning of difficulty are only fooling themselves. There are no goody-too-shoes in the Church. Only people who have had their hearts broken only to be remade into a work of beauty by their Creator.

The Purpose of the Sword

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. [We are] destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and [we are] taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

Why a Sword?

Some wise person once said that the pen is mightier than the sword. So why call this blog The Theologian's Sword? Why not the Theologian's Pen (or pencil for that matter)? Well, for theologians and other spiritual pundits, their pen is their sword -- the words they use are their weapon. A weapon to instruct the novice, a weapon to defend the just, a weapon to combat heresy and error with the truth. Thus, it is fitting to name this little venture The Theologian's Sword, for it is all about words. Words to comment and construct, to chastise and connect. All with a spiritual focus, a focus that honors God and benefits both seekers and saints. So, thus, welcome to The Theologian's Sword.