Organizing the stuff

It was bound to happen.

I read The Davinci Code about 2 years ago when my previous boss gave me her copy to read. Someone had given it to her and she had no intention of reading it - she was concerned that it may "rattle" her faith. On the other hand, I am drawn to material that makes me evaluate what is truth, what is half-truth and what is outright false. I have been accused of playing with fire. I disagree. Perhaps if one is new to the Christian faith or has not had much experience discerning truth from falsehood or right from wrong, then "playing with fire" may be an apt description. God has placed people throughout the course of my life that have encouraged my questions, taught me well and helped create a firm foundation for my faith - a faith which engages my heart and mind.

That said, my mind has been in overdrive in the last month or so. My husband and I have been attending one of the many adult Sunday School classes offered at our church. The one that caught our interest this semester dealt with how a Christian can use the DaVinci Code to start conversations with those that wouldn't normally discuss religion. We've dug into the truths, half-truths, facts, half-facts and outright fabrications. We've had to read two of the Gnostic Gospels, Philip and Mary. This class sparked the research bug in me. I have spent so many hours researching gnosticism and its variations, goddess worship, history and apologetics. Quite frankly, I have amassed a sizeable amount of information.

In conversation with my husband the other evening, I commented that I was unsure what I was going to do next. I could very easily research this until "the cows come home" with the end goal of research itself - I possess an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and/or information. He suggested that I write a paper, just to get all of the information and the consequential thoughts into some type of cohesive format. (?!?!?!?) The last research paper I wrote was in the spring of 1993. But, I think I can and will do it.

Stay tuned. In all likelihood, I will post it here.