Concerning the blog. I hope that the visitors I have had have taken the time to read what I have said concerning my desires for this venture. However, after thinking about it for some time, I feel the need to really sit down and delineate my expectations for myself, my readership, and my blog.
Regarding myself. I do not feel the need to disclose that much about myself at the outset, but this much I will. I am a young, recent college graduate, with a wife (one), a child (one), a job (two), and no pets. I have no desire to out myself, my family, my company, or anything about myself in order to prevent repercussions from occurring. In this crazy internet age, people can get too much info about your family, and I don’t want any of it to be free. Also, concerning my work and living arrangements, I do not wish to disclose the living arrangements for obvious reasons, but the work information for a less obvious one. I have read that companies do internet checks on people they wish to hire, and I want nothing I write here to prevent my career from going where I want it to go. Finally, I am enrolled in Seminary, I am an assistant (pro bono) pastor, and an avid fan of history, religion, and basketball/football depending on the time of the year. This should be more than enough information about myself. My expectation is that posts will be original, informative, creative, and accurate. Sometime fun too.
About my readership. Thanks for viewing. Please come back again. To my friends, welcome. To strangers, welcome. To all, please take a moment if you are an atheist or theist to write a brief definition comment on the appropriate page. Other than that, if you like the blog, please recommend to your friends.
Finally, the blog must have the following purpose: Not to convert, but to provoke. I have no delusions that I can say anything to change the mind of someone who disagrees with me. However, I believe that thoughtful dialogue will be helpful in the following ways. For atheists, I want to present a more whole picture of Christianity, as opposed to the “sound-bite” Christianity that many champions of atheism spew out. Also, I hope to bring out thoughts that you may not have considered. For Christians, I hope to edify, encourage, exhort, and embrace you in your Christian walk. Many of the articles that will post will be directly concerning things you want or should know about. To general theists, agnostics, and members of other religions. I hope that as time goes on this blog will enhance your understanding of the existence of God.
Blogs can be a lot of fun. If no one ever reads this blog, at least I will have had fun putting it together.
