sometimes i feel like just living in the united states of america strips me of the ability to have a soul. it’s such an upside world, like that airplane pilot that mixed up his directions and flew straight into the ground, thinking he was flying into the sky.

the God that I follow asks us three things… to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with him. and as life would have it, those three things seem awfully difficult.

so, i’ve decided to try and figure some of it out in a blog. it took me awhile to make the leap… but i’ve finally arrived into the next century, where we talk and write to an unknown audience. i’m still unsure my thoughts deserve to be in print, but i suppose you can choose to read or not. i hope that if you do read, you join in, and write back. it’ll be like a conversation, and we can pretend that we’re facing each other.

so what does it look like to live an ordinary life, in an ordinary city in the most outrageous country in the world, trying to follow jesus, and not let the most important parts of me float away with the consuming current of our society? how do you live a life of justice and mercy and humility while doing laundry and commuting and listening to itunes?

oh, and i’m also getting married in 7 months. all of these questions intensify for me as i battle the all-consuming, life-sucking monster called the wedding industry. so you might hear a little more on that, at least for a few more months.