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Moonlit Epiphany

It seems my most inspired moments come when I least expect them, and rarely when I actually need them. As a seminary student slaving for the next few years studying theology deep, philosophical thinking and theologically fueled conversation are typically the norm. Living alone, however, I spend a lot of time simply inside my own head mulling over the complexities of the divine and pondering the deeper contentions of human nature. My mode of expressing the epiphanies that come to me late at night or while I'm doing dishes in my apartment is generally writing; a method that often goes unread by anyone other than myself. Therefore, in order to share with anyone in the web community who has a curiousity or interest in the areas of the spiritually significant or divinely dichotomous can share with me in my mental mullings. So, friends, welcome to my blog; to the world inside my head. Proceed with caution; things could get weird.

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