So, I got a guest post over at “Stuff Christians Like” which is the Christian-blogical equivalent of me suiting up and snagging Kobe’s starting spot. (or at least John Paxson’s spot on the ‘93 Bulls. Who’s with me?)
With a guest post of such magnitude, I thought I’d take a second here on my blog to introduce myself, with the overt desire of persuading several dozen of you to become regular readers.
I’m Ben. Not to be confused with Little Ben, who is far cuter. Most of the stuff you experience on the blog was posted by me. My beautiful wife Jacqueline (Jacq for short, but try to avoid “Jackie” if you would…) posts from time to time, and mostly works the pictures-of-the-little-guy angle.
Vocationally, we are hedonistic drug dealers. Our drug of choice is grace (the unmerited, unearnable, irrevocable thumbs-up of the only One whose opinion matters), and we deal primarily on the college campus. We got hooked on grace in college, and have been junkies and dealers simultaneously for the past 7 years (Ben) and 4 years (Jacq). We’re involved in a plot outlined in Matthew 28:18-20 to hook people from every nation, people and language on the good stuff.
Non-vocationally (hobby-ally?) put me down for a slab of graphic design with a side of total frustration when I try to make those designs into web pages. My semi-ineptitude at CSS is illustrated in the fact that above you see my latest twitter update, but not my wife’s. I’m working on it. I love the creative process and really long to give my creativity a non-sucky outlet. Some of those outlets? Video production, photography, creative writing, and graphic design. I’m still very much a rookie and formally untrained in all of the above. I am slightly more-trained as a guitar player and worship leader, which also serves as a creative outlet.
To get to know us a bit better, here’s a list of posts I think you ought to check out:
My experience with rice cereal and the pinky.
The tag cloud to my left (your right) is also a great way to find out more about a specific segment of the blog. The bigger the word, the more I have to say about it.
I should warn you that if you poke around enough on this site, or stick around for more than a few minutes, I’m bound to challenge you to worship with your wallet. Here’s a post clarifying that phenomenon.
Why do I blog? Here’s the approximate motivational breakdown:
60.21% Keeping friends, family, ministry partners, and others up-to-date on our life, in the never ending quest for actual authenticity.
32.45% Creative expression outlet
7.34% Challenging folks in their view of God, money, and life.
(I’m also willing to include up to 10% extra in the event that you are a high school or collegiate football coach and require more than the standard 100%.)
So, I’m glad you stopped by. Bookmark us, follow one or the other of us on twitter, subscribe to the RSS feed over there—>, and swing by again! I’d also love it if in the comments below you’d share where you’re from.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go give Kobe his jersey back.