credo ut intelligam – “I believe in order to understand” – St. Augustine
This is a place for reflection on life as I experience it, nothing more and nothing less. What I write may have cosmic significance. It also may not.
This began as a log of my time abroad in the Middle East, then morphed into a more pretentious arena for religious and political analysis (of which I did very little). Now it is merely a place for writing.
I maintain the title because it is true: I believe in order to understand. Explicit relevant adherence to this framework I do not promise. However, there is a great deal to believe and a great deal to understand about this life, and a great deal of life in the believing and understanding. I hope my writing is explorative and honest, and if I’m lucky it will yield discovery and truth. If I’m real lucky that discovery and truth will be that in which I believe. I suspect my beliefs will change, and my understanding as well. This all has something to do with the gospel, so I believe.
I also write because it is fun.
