Why do I ask Questions? I think it is part of me. I’ve always been a reader, always loved to write, to imagine, to play with words and ideas. I like to think. I like to play devil’s advocate far too often and often get confused as to ‘what side’ I am on. I think the pursuit of truth is more important than the defence of a position and that we can never really be engaged in that pursuit if we are not at least to some degree willing to admit that our current thoughts and beliefs may be wrong.
Why have I decided to blog about my questions? Oh, so many reasons. Putting things into words and then editing and processing those words helps me think and come to conclusions. I think admitting that there are questions and problems is important, for our own sanity and as a matter of honesty. Honesty is another reason, I love Facebook because I have friends from all areas of my life there and it means I have to present the same face to everyone; this blog is another part of that – being real about the 1001 questions and ideas that float through my head. Maybe while I write I will come to some conclusions, or maybe I’ll just confuse us both.
After four years I just reviewed this, and think it is still pretty true. I believe in honesty, I believe the opposite os faith is not doubt but certainty, and I believe that as we are willing to be open with each other, we can understand each other more and maybe learn a bit more about God from each other’s experience.