Welcome!
Welcome to Wayward Wretch, the rambling record of a modern-day pilgrim’s progress from this world to that which is to come. And God-willing, from wayward wretch to Wayward Wretch. (I’ll explain what I mean by that in a later post.) Here you can watch me, an ordinary guy named Lee, iron out the wrinkles in my theology. Hopefully you, ordinary or not, will do some thinking and ironing of your own.
Don’t think you have ironing to do? Don’t think you have a theology? Don’t think it even matters? No matter what religion you practice or pretend to practice, whether you believe me or not, everyone has a theology. Everyone. And yes, it does matter.
By now I expect you have surmised my theology is classified as Christian, if for no other reason than the “God-willing” reference. Perhaps more so because of the reference to what many have termed the “greatest allegory ever written.” If I’m not mistaken John Bunyan’s story is the second-most printed book in history. The Bible is first, of course.
Try saying “wayward wretch” out loud five times fast.
Now you might be asking, “What is it with this guy? Wayward wretch, wayward wretch, wayward wretch.” Well, since you might have asked, at minimum I wanted a word or short phrase that:
- Accurately describes me, you, that lady in the car over there (you better not be reading this from behind the wheel!), that man ahead of you in the check-out lane (has the line moved?), that care-free kid pedaling down the street. Anyone. Everyone. Yes, everyone.
- Has multiple layers of meaning that may or may not be apparent at the surface. Words and phrases with this quality are good at making people think more than they otherwise would. OK, I’ll admit it: one reason I wanted a multi-layered-meaning word/phrase was added coolness factor, miniscule as that may be.
- Can be used as a domain name. As you know, no domain name, no web site.
- Could be used beyond the domain name. Hey, who knows where this ride will take me?
And on that note, back to enjoying what’s left of what’s been a beautiful Father’s Day. Later.