Christ's Call to Follow in His Footsteps

Tour-De-Burrito

Friends, I have yet to write a lighthearted blog post. Every post up until now has been about virtues, heavy topics and calls of duty; all of which need to be addressed and talked about. But this, my fellow food connoisseurs, is the epiphany that me any a great friend of mine had just the other day: Tour-De-Burrito. It isn't to far from it's counterpart in France. That one deals with bikes, this one with burritos. We are talking a five day gauntlet in which a group of friends goes to decide which burrito restaurant reigns supreme. Each day for five days we are going to go to a different burrito establishment and enjoy the spoils thereof. We intend on eating the same type of burrito at each place as to judge which one is the best. Which one will be crowned the king of burritos? These are the restaurants in the running:

Qdoba

Moe's

Chipotle

Baja Burrito

Blue Coast Burrito

Maybe you don't know me very well, but I love burritos. It is a love that borders slightly on obsession. I enjoy nothing more than eating a heavy, delicious burrito everyday of my life. There's just something about it. I can't put my finger on it, but it has to be innately good. I hope that you can share in my love for burritos.

So we're looking for a group of people to go with us. There is a facebook group that you can join named appropriately: Tour-De-Burrito. Join it. We hope to make this a good time of fellowship. Let me know if you're interested. If you're not able to take part in it, I would love to hear your opinion on these places or burritos in general. Feel free to leave a comment or contact me and tell me your thoughts.

Manly Courage

"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point" - C.S. Lewis

Courage. It sounds like one of those chivalrous attributes that went away along with courtesy and compassion. That might not be too far from the truth. Courage is one of those man characteristics. I don't know about you but I often create a dichotomy between virtues that a man should have and virtues that a woman should have. Courage lays on the side of masculinity. I don't mean to say that woman aren't courageous. There are woman all throughout history that have been far more courageous than any man. I do mean to say that men need to be courageous. It is an attribute that all real men should have. What does it mean to be courageous? Does it mean doing something stupid when no one else does? Of course not. But courage does single people out. Not everyone is courageous. This world is filled with many a coward. Being courageous does often mean that you are going to do something that other people are not.

Being courageous means being a leader. It means standing up for what is true, right and pure in the world, even when its not easy or comfortable. It means fighting. There is a reason soldiers are courageous. It is because they fought for what is right. But true courage isn't applied to fighting wars or standing up against bullies. Real courage is demonstrated in every aspect of life. As Lewis says, it really is the form of every virtue at the testing point. It is when your principles and your beliefs are tested and you stand your ground. In the movie "Braveheart", William Wallace says this, "Your heart is free, have the courage to follow it."

I give you the same challenge. I speak primarily to the men. Be courageous. Stand up for what is true. Never back down.