Because I Simply Must Say It

As I’ve hinted online—and mentioned (in varying amounts of detail) to some of you—I want to take a moment to formally declare that I have recently rededicated my life to the Lord Jesus Christ.

I first repented of my sins and accepted the Lord Jesus as my personal savior at an altar call in 1986, but I have spent much of the last 22 years living on my own terms and actively disregarding the Lord’s will for my life. I have been sinful and selfish and I simply can’t live that way any longer.

I am ready to serve Him. I want to learn more about Him, talk about Him, write about Him, sing about Him, and tell others about what He’s done for me.

I know this probably sounds strange to many of you. I’ve sat, talked, joked, created, argued, and debated with many, many folks over the last few years without letting on where I was truly coming from. This, in itself, was sin, and I’m more sorry than you’ll ever know. I’m sorry for not telling you my whole story. I’m sorry for not living the way I should have. I’ve hurt people. I’ve said things I shouldn’t have, written things I shouldn’t have, and presided over things I shouldn’t have. Even during those times when I’ve been “on my best behavior,” I have still been, deep down, living for me and not Jesus.

Simply put, being the “sorta funny, clever, independent conservative guy” is not enough. I was bought with a price. I am a Christian, a sinner saved by grace. His will MUST come first in my life. Much of the difficulty I’ve faced in recent years has been a direct result of my disobedience of His will for me. But no longer. I am broken and aim to die to self each day. I am ready to trust and obey. The Lord has blessed with me with a wonderful wife, son, and eternal life, and I want to use my life to bring glory to Him. It’s the absolute least I can do.

As for this site, it’s focus will now shift. My goal is to use it to comment on the issues of the day through the lens of scripture, and to give hope to others by sharing how Jesus has moved, and continues to move, in my life.

Thanks for reading.