“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” – Mat. 13:44 NRSV

So, here I am in the field. What now?

The metaphor sounds good and everything, but now that I have sold all I have and am left with the field, what do I do? I’ve lived in this field since birth, surrounded by faith, church, and Jesus. This field has been as much a part of my life as food and air. It was involuntary. I often feel as though I have bought the field but haven’t yet found the treasure hidden there. I think many Christians have bought the field but have assumed the trappings of our consumeristic culture are the treasure. We too easily equate “blessing” with material possessions or a healthy self-image.

I think my biggest mistake has been equating being here in the field with following Jesus. I would like to explore what that actually means. I believe the blessings are in the following, not the possessing. This is what I’ll be exploring in this blog. I tend to process things out-loud so if you care to merely eavesdrop or comment and join the conversation, WELCOME!