About

Who cares, right?

Who should care what any middle-aged, bald White American man thinks about anything?  And an evangelical one at that!

Aren't most of the world's problems caused by people like me?  And if they're not caused by us WASP males, how many other WASP males claim to have far more expertise at fixing those problems?

Our world doesn't need any more opinionated blowhards, does it?

Well, no; if you're going to look at it that way, then you're right:  opinions and opinionated people have value only insomuch as they prove that America's First Amendment rights are alive and well.  Which, these days, probably means less that it used to, you know what I mean?

But on the other hand, who doesn't get tired of all the groupthink that goes on, especially in our North American culture, as most of us try to distill events, personalities, trends, ideas, convictions, and morals into as simple a reality as possible?  Trouble is, there are usually two sides to every story, and every person.  Simplicity isn't often easy, and rarely is it wise.  What can we take at face value?  What can we ignore, and what should we believe?

If you have room in your brain for opinions that bristle at the status-quo, then maybe you'll care about my opinions.  If evangelicalism in our country seems to have recently tilted too far to the right, then maybe you'll want to consider my perspective.  In fact, if political rhetoric from any side of any debate sounds increasingly hollow to you, then maybe you'll find something to chew on in what I write.

No, the world doesn't need any more opinionated blowhards.  But it does need people who think.  Even people who have to think through the reasons why they may disagree with me about something.

OK, here are some other facts
  • Born: Brooklyn, the most populous and diverse of NYC's five boroughs
  • Current Home: Arlington, Texas, smack-dab between Fort Worth and Dallas
  • Faith: I am a Christ-follower with Reformed tendencies who is now uncomfortable with the political reputation evangelicals have given to the "E" word
  • Education: Some architecture, a dab of journalism, a degree in sociology, and a little grad school in urban planning; all of which makes me uniquely qualified for, well... not very much
  • Politics: are ruining America; I'm moderate and independent with Republican proclivities
  • Family: Single, never-married, no kids; with relatives in Texas, Michigan, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Maine, and Finland