Prelude
I will admit something to you. I am horribly selfish, self-centered, and prideful. And that is exactly why I have struggled with whether or not to start this blog. A blog about me and my experiences might only feed that selfishness, and that is something I would like to avoid. However, it is possible that, in reviewing my own past and explaining my changes in understanding and thought, someone else might be helped in their own struggles...and that would be reason enough to begin on this endeavor. So, to that end, I pray God's help in restraining my selfishness, repent where I have failed already, and here I will begin. The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my "spiritual journey" if you will, but more than just telling a story, I would like to consider and examine the theology that drove the story, and how it changed over time, and most importantly, WHY. I'm afraid this will not be entirely linear, and posts may jump all over the timeline, because in each po