A Change of Heart

When I began this blog a couple years ago, my intent was essentially to create my own little commentary on the Bible, specifically the New Testament. I envisioned a massive blog—maybe even a potential book deal—full of incisive, original observations, personal responses, and critical commentary that would encourage those who read it and eventually create a coherent snapshot of my spiritual beliefs and condition over the two or three year period during which I wrote it. And, honestly, I still think that’s a pretty good idea and maybe even something I’ll be interested in again in the future… but not right now.

As you can see by looking through the archives, I barely made a dent in Matthew before basically quitting. The reasons? A combination of busyness, lack of desire, a paucity of time. Ultimately though, what did me in was a lack of material. I found that I just didn’t have all that much insight. I would read a chapter, and no insights would jump out at me, no commentary would begin forming in my head. And so, this blog died.

But this morning I was thinking, and I’ve decided to repurpose it. I found I’d narrowed the focus of the blog so much that there was no room for reviews of Christian books I’d read, shorter ideas that didn’t merit a complete essay, and so on. So from here on out, I’m going to be updating with everything I write that falls within the very broad criteria established by the subtitle of this little project, “Thoughts on Spirituality”. I can’t promise that every post will be deep and incisive, but it will be an honest reflection of what spiritual topics I’ve taken time to write about instead of an annual update when I finally have an original thought. After all, originality is overrated. What is most desirable is truth, and the search for it.

This entire post may be self-serving—I’m not sure if anyone reads this blog anymore—but it will serve as a statement of purpose for me. Hopefully it will lead to more updates and might even be of interest to someone. Here’s to hoping.