One Year Ago

I started this blog just about a year ago in hopes of finding ways to write just a little bit more each week. At that time, I was thinking about my developing future in ministry, and if I were to continue down that road that I should consider applying to seminary. What does that have to do with this blog?

Well, ever since high school I've had this habit of avoiding reading and writing assignments like the plague. Catching up with the reading was never a problem, but I always seemed to hurry the writing assignments due to lack of focus, motivation, and time. I usually spent the majority of the time I had to write papers on something completely unrelated to school like friends, girls, sports, movies, and other enjoyable endeavors. Most of my papers in high school and college ended up being rushed and underdeveloped. I really want this to be different in graduate school.

Knowing that seminary will demand a certain kind of focus and a considerable amount of time spent researching, dialoging, rereading, and evolving my current understanding of God, I still need to practice the act of writing little by little. If you've been reading this blog over the last year, chances are you've read some pretty silly entries and some pretty serious ones as well. I'm going to continue to use this blog as an outlet to share my thoughts and life experiences on paper. Hopefully, through this process, I'll be a bit better equipped for a life in seminary. Now I'll just have to work at writing 1500 words per sitting. Hope you brought your reading glasses.

Christmas Time

It's really hard to believe that Christmas is 8 days away and the new year is upon us. We're getting cards in the mail everyday from friends and family, the radio refuses to take a break from playing holiday tunes, and our tree is up and ready for action. Kristi and I had a really good time decorating the tree in our dining room. Before this week gets all holiday-ed up, I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2008!