Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Introduction

No one should read this.  No, I mean seriously, no one should really ever read this.  We clear on that?  Good.

Why should no one read this?  I mean, I guess that's a fair question.  I am writing this.  I am "publishing" it (if clicking the so-called "publish" button is the definition of publishing we're employing these days).  Stands to reason I would think that people should read this.  But they shouldn't and I'll give you a few reasons why.

First, its about theology.  To be more specific its about Christian theology.  To be more specific its about the small strand of Christian theology best classified as "the books I'm reading."  The subject of these posts are so narrow that really no one should care.  Except me.  But I have to.  I'm writing this.  But if you are interested in the subject, please don't read this.  Go to church instead.  You'll find much better things there.

Second, this is my own way to make sense of the things I'm reading.  In his book Working with Words Stanley Hauerwas talks about why he writes so much and basically says he writes because he reads and the only way he can make sense of what he reads is to write.  I agree.  For the past 18 years (or something like that) I have been a student.  After getting my Master's degree (M.Div. if you care) I realized that I was gonna be done with school for a while.  No one makes me read or write papers anymore.  But what's crazy is I still want to read.  And in order to understand what I'm reading, I need to write.  Hence the blog.

"Well, if you don't want people reading this, why a blog as opposed to a diary?"  Simply put, I don't like handwriting things.  "Then why not an open word document or something?"  I don't know...this seems more real I guess.  Fine, you can read it if you want.  But don't say I didn't warn you that it would be better for you to just go to church.

So, if you must stay, welcome to the blog.  It will always be really nerdy and about topics very few people care about.  The writing will probably be bad.  Nothing will be edited.  I won't feel bad if you just stop reading (I told you not to read in the first place).  But I will always welcome comments about my reading and my arguments because this will always be about me figuring out what I think.  Narcissistic?  Yes.  But hey, that's what blogs are all about.

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