My First Blog

I have thought a long time about writing an on-line editorial for lack of a better term. The seed of this began about 5 years ago when I was phasing out of writing for my college newspaper and had no tangible outlet for my writing skills (no matter how rudimentary they are).  I thought I could set up a web page that would allow me to comment on various social, economic, political, & Biblical thoughts, ideas, and philosophies. It would provide a place for me to vent the ideas that I have developed over my lifetime. I am just 35 and readily admit I do not possess the wisdom many of my elders possess but I may be able to shed an alternate or fresh view to the subjects chosen. I will do my best to keep this from turning into my personal boring rants of stupid crap that every person could care less. I do believe though I can represent my generation’s thoughts on many of today’s issues.

A little about myself, I am a divorced man with a live-in girlfriend and no kids. I was raised by both my parents until I was six.  That year changed my life in many ways.  In February of 1976, my parents started their divorce that has continued until today. That is one for Ripley's. 

I also came by grace through faith to a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.  That one choice has altered my beliefs, my thoughts, and actions in such a fashion that I know I would not still be here today were it not for the love of God reaching down to a 6-year-old sinner who just wanted to stay out of Hell.  Do not take this as an indicator that I follow the standard ideological mantra for your average dolt in the pews who believes and does as they are told. Where my faith is concerned, I adhere to one final authority the Word of God. I do not have an alliance to one church, denomination, or sect but I would most closely be identified to a Baptist point of view. Please don’t box me in on that because on more than one occasion I have found the Baptist needing to take a closer look at what the Scripture actually says than what they want it to say. 

I attended public school until I was in 5th grade then my mother moved her three children to a Christian school. I graduated in 1987 and attended a Christian College in Chicago for a year in 1989-1990. It was during this time from 1979 to 1990 that I was indoctrinated into the Right-Wing Religious movement led by Ronald Reagan.  Although today I get a majority of my news from NPR and CNN I do not consider myself liberal or conservative. I just want to be right. If I am wrong I desire to become right. (I do believe in absolutes but then there are preferences that everyone possesses.) I left school on academic probation because Chicago is a great distraction from the studies at hand.

I stayed out of college due to a pursuit of Biblical Truth that led me to Kansas City and a church that taught what God had revealed to a 22 year old because he just wanted the Truth. I stayed in KC until 1995 when I came home - literally - to my mom’s house in the spring of 1995.
I was married in June of 1996 to a woman who took all I had to offer (good & bad, some very bad) until she put me out in June of 2002.

Shortly after, I met my love who saw me at my worst and chose to be with me. She saw me through some of the toughest experiences of my life and gave me the will to fight when I just wanted to lie down and give up. I love her and will make an honest woman of her in due time.
During my marriage, I began to pursue my writing that had laid dormant since my original visit to college. I enjoyed the privilege of writing on one of the finest Junior College papers in the nation. I milked it for all I could get with the travel to national tournaments and conferences. I met a great group of colleagues some of whom I am sure will have comment on my little writings as will my father who has many good ideas just not all of them are good for me. Well, I have gone beyond “A little about me” but I guess that would qualify this as my first official rant.

The content will be as advertised personal, political, & religious thoughts with a dose of reviews for what ever I have been reading watching listening to or eating over a weeks time. I have goals for this Blog but they are personal and self-serving so ill keep them to myself.

I hope you read the offerings that follow. You may not agree or even like them but as long as it allows you to exercise your thought process, it will be worth it. Should you be moved to some sort of action due to something I have written it would be viewed as a great compliment. (just make sure it is a positive act even if it does not agree with my views)