Kindred Spirit?

This is Desiderius Erasmus, one of the most influential of the northern Renaissance humanists as well as my new fascination of study. He desired to restore Christianity to the early simplicity found in Jesus' teaching in a time where the "church" was horribly corrupted in legalistic forms of religion. He believed that to reform the church it involved spreading an understanding of the philosophy of Jesus, providing an enlightened education in the sources of early Christianity, and making common sense criticism of the abuses in the church.

Thank God for how he used this man and Martin Luther right after him. Who would have thought I'd find western civ 2 so intriguing.

I am in a confusing/exciting/up in the air time in my life-- transitioning from college to the 'real world'. It's made me think about so many things, like what REAL Christ following in America looks like post college. What is idealistic? What is realistic? What is ignorange? What parts of American "Christianity" have turned too comfortable where they're no longer as Jesus intented them? What does the Word of God really say daily life should be like? What skills has God given me and how I'm a suppose to use them? I fear having to spend so much time in a job that I loose focus on the most important things. I'm looking forward to being challenged and getting to know God in a new way by being in a different enviornment. I really hope to student teach abroad for the same reason, but nothing is falling into place right now. I'll write more, this is just to get something on here for now.

Em