My New Blog

Well here I am, doing what I thought was impossible. I used to chuckle candidly while listening to national public radio as people on Fresh Air talked about "this new blog craze sweeping America". Everyone seemed to be doing it. Sure, I've read my fair share of other peoples blogs and I would not be honest if I didn't admit that half those people had nothing to say whatsoever. And maybe that is precisely the driving force for me not starting a blog... until now that is.

Was it the fear of finally sitting down and writing my thoughts only to discover that no one actually gave a damn? No, that's not me. I've never really cared what people think. Even if I was the last man alive, I would find a way to pick an argument with a rock and get it to agree with me. So why am I starting one now? No clue, but it seems like a good idea so what the heck.

Alright, where was I? Oh yeah, my new blog. I am a writer (yeah, I know like everyone in America is too). No I am not published yet, but that certainly is the ultimate goal. If you read my blog enough, you will undoubtedly discover that I am a Christian (AHH!). It has been my passion since high school to learn everything there is to know about philosophy, theology and history. Not there yet, but this journey has been fascinating from the start.

Last summer, I went to school in Strasbourg, France at the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights under Dr. John Warwick Montgomery. It was here, that my vocation in life became clear. But this is a story for another time. However since then, I have been working on my first novel which, like C.S. Lewis' Narnian Chronicles and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, attempts to portray Biblical truths through metaphor, allegory, and myth. Now wait, you are probably thinking "What?! Did he just compare himself to Tolkien?" The short answer is no. I am not extraordinarily brilliant nor have I invented my own language. It is my only hope that my works could somehow pay homage to his.

And so you have it. My first blog post. And one could even argue that I have become that which I so earnestly poked fun at: another American spilling his heart out... and not saying a single, damn thing.

Cheers