About
What?
Jesus Is Risen is a hybrid Christian blogging site. Its part personal blog, part commentary, part community.
Ownership & History
This site is owned and operated by Matthew Edmund (me). It originally started out back in 1998 as a personal website I, an 11 year old at the time, dubbed “@PEACE’s Cool Christian Website”. Over the next 10 years it took on the name “Christian Embassy One” and then finally rested on “Jesus Is Risen”.
For most of JIR’s existence this site has really been nothing but a forums some friends and I play around on. I’ve been struggling for over five years to decide on a purpose for this site until sometime in 2007 I got the inkling to turn it into a collaborative Christian blogging site.
What’s special about this place?
The people here and what they write here. Yeah, yeah, I know, that’s vague. Let me explain. It is argued by some that Christians are dull, boring, and shallow. What I hope to do is change this perspective and at the same time encourage others who call upon the name of Jesus to not be afraid to be open and honest about their daily walk with God. From a very human perspective.
God made us Human
Being human seems to be almost dirty. Yet I believe (and the Bible supports this fact) that humans were originally pure and holy. Being human in of itself is not a dirty thing (although since the fall we are naturally unholy and predisposed to do evil). You can be a Christian and be human (in fact that’s the only way). The Bible says that Jesus was not ashamed to become human and call us His brothers. So why are we ashamed to be human? (not to say we shouldn’t be ashamed of sin or sinful nature, but the very essence of being human)
Hebrews 10:2-18 (NIV)
11In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering. 11Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers. 12He says,
“I will declare your name to my brothers;
in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises.”And again,
“I will put my trust in him.” And again he says,
“Here am I, and the children God has given me.”14Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— 15and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. 16For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. 17For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement forthe sins of the people. 18Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
God made us to enjoy and create art, to love and to build relationships, to play sports and to explore the world He created.
I believe that it is possible to maintain a state of worship and glorif God while doing our daily tasks. Although it can not replace a good sit down, concentrated worship of the Most High. I think that we should glorify God in every aspect of our life. Whether or not we’re specifically thinking about Him.
The Project
That is where the meat of this project lies. To show the world that Christians can actually be normal, fun loving people who can dance, sing, play games, explore, challenge, think, and all host of other things we are stereotypically considered inept at.
We can do these things and actually quite well; just not like how the world does them.
Conclusion
We are a royal priesthood of living people who serve the living God. Our purpose here is to show that Jesus Christ is Risen and alive and active in our lives; not just on Sunday and not just when we’re talking about spiritual things.