The beginning is almost always a little awkward. The introduction was often the last thing I wrote on longer papers because it was the hardest part for me. I was supposed to summarize my main points and introduce my thesis with a captivating opening paragraph; it always took way longer than writing the actual content of the paper. Plus, I couldn’t start by writing my thesis, as it usually wasn’t until halfway through the paper that I figured out what Wikipedia1 was telling me my thesis should be.
I’ve always felting meeting new people is often awkward as well. In college, it almost always starts with “What’s your major?” or “Where are you from?”, and if neither of your answers are interesting the first awkward silence occurs after about twenty seconds into the conversation2. This first devotional kinda feels like a combination of both. I am attempting to introduce the content, the writing style, and myself all at the same time.
Here is how this is going to work. There will be a new post up at least once a week3, usually up before noon. We will look at a series of verses4 and the life applications that go along with them. I will try to keep things short and light enough to not be a burden doing your class schedule. We will be starting with the book of Acts. Please comment as much as you would like to or can. Sometimes we will break from Acts and try to switch it up by breaking down a movie clip or story or song or whatever.
1. Wikipedia is a great source, just don’t ever cite it. Use one of the links they put at the bottom of the page, it works every time.
2. This is the part where I usually get in trouble by just joking around. Without fail the first joke I make to a new person will be about a disease, mode of transportation, or random household product that will have, unbeknownst to me, recently killed one of their immediate family members.
3. It was originally going to be once a day, but for the sake of quality we're reducing that plan.
4. Anywhere from half a verse to a whole chapter, depending on how much is in there.
