This isn't a joke...

I moved to http://aplaceforboldness.tumblr.com/

I know this is scary but it's necessary.

Trust me. This is best for the both of us.

New home!

Hey readers...

Travel with me over to Tumblr...

http://aplaceforboldness.tumblr.com/

I'm excited about the change. You should be too.

The Truth about this blog

It is starting to become embarrassingly obvious that I cannot keep up this blog on a regular basis. On the surface, it's a mix of things. Sometimes I simply don't have the energy to synthesize the ideas in my mind into a blog format. Other times, I just don't have anything worth saying.

But I am realizing that it might go deeper than the surface. A blog could be such a vulnerable platform. (If you could even call it a platform...) Because I would count myself among the millions of college students who scream, "I have a voice!" But this voice is broken and weak. I feel like the kid in the 4th grade wanting to raise his hand to read but sweating bullets in fear of humiliation.

I have come to the conclusion that my broken and weak voice is indeed my own, and a gift. I have the opportunity to speak about Someone who isn't broken and weak but strong and loving. And it is that reality, which gives me confidence to write. I believe that God has chosen to make himself known through weakness and brokenness. A manger, not a palace. A homeless carpenter, not a earthly-king. Death on a cross, not ascent to power.

My mother always says to me... "God's power is made perfect through your weakness." So now I will stop striving to show God that I can do it on my own, but rest in the fact that He uses my poorly-edited, atrocious grammar, and often wrong blog post to bring people to Jesus.

Sorry....

I was planning on posting tonight but due to certain circumstances, this blog has to wait.

What's to come...

I'm trying to introduce more structure to this blog, so we'll try this out and see if it works...

I will be posting on (this date) about (this topic/idea)...


Thursday March 24 - Doubt and despair. The real "stuff" of knowing Jesus.

Saturday March 26 - 3 things that I'm looking forward to.

Monday March 28 - Music. The author's intent and Why there must be more to your faith than experience but nothing less.

Short thought on human relationships

Ever see the movie, Into the Wild? I highly recommend it.

There is this scene towards the end where the main character treks up this mountain and says to his friend,

“You are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from human relationships."

The thing about relationships is that they too have a ceiling. You know how it seems that all of life's treasures seem to always leave us wanting more or mega-disappointment?

For me, it's friends. When I'm living in Waco, I miss the friends in St. Louis. When I am St. Louis, I miss my Waco friends. It's shocking for me to recount the closest friends in my entire life and to realize that not a single one took away that deep pang of loneliness and insecurity.

I'm tired of the question, "Why don't you call me anymore?"

Even though at times, that very question nags at me.

Relationship is a gift, but I'm starting to see the very short ceiling of limits and I'm starting to wonder if relationship was meant to point me somewhere else.

"I have no duty to be anyone's Friend and no man in the world has a duty to be mine. No claims, no shadow of necessity." - C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

Condulances and New Beginnings...

Hey Reader. Welcome Back.

I wanted to extend to you an apology for doing what most amateur blog writers do... stop blogging. But let's not pretend that you really missed it. And no, I'm not begging for compliments. But this is why I am starting to post again.

Why do I blog?

I'm not 100 percent sure, but I'm sure you have a few ideas of your own. Stroking my own ego? I love a little rant every once in awhile? Sure. It's probably a mix of a lot of things. I honestly need an outlet for what's going on in my head. I would love for you to read along, but this is more for me. One of my favorite parts of this blog is looking back at 2008 when I first started.... yikes. Don't do that.

What will you blog about?

Me. The things that spark my interest. Not that I am what is exciting but what other source do I have to draw from? I'm a religion major at Baylor University, so a good chunk of the post will be theological in nature. I'll spare you the stuff that is boring. A friend said to me, that the only theology that is worth doing is pastoral theology. Pastoral theology meaning exploring certain truths about God that will be of service to the people of God, the Church.

Reviews of books that I am reading. Funny videos... The works.

Why the name, "A Place for Boldness"?

In a video, this. (when I do that, click on the word)

In a age of timidness, a fear of knowing/believing what your saying, social pressure not to offend, we must not be afraid to proclaim the Gospel. If you're not a place where you can handle that, that's fine. I would still love your feedback and discussion. Yes indeed, I have greatly missed the mark but I have found grace.

God does not save those who are only imaginary sinners. Be a sinner, and let your sins be strong (sin boldly), but let your trust in Christ be stronger, and rejoice in Christ who is the victor over sin, death, and the world. - Martin Luther

Thanks for reading.