As much time as I spend speaking publicly on a
weekly basis, you’d think I would have become pretty articulate by now. And
while I've certainly grown more verbally articulate than I used to be, things still seem
to come out better on paper. Clearer. More concise. More thought-out. More
intelligent. More…worthwhile.
And it seems that no matter how many times I teach
or preach, I always look back and think of a dozen things I said that didn't need saying—and another two dozen things I should have said. That seems to
happen a little less when I write, so it’s probably worthwhile. I hope to post
once a week, but it will end up being as time allows.
This is intended to supplement my time with my youth
group, but some others may benefit as well. If they do, great! If no one
benefits, so be it. I’m young. I’m still learning just how much I don’t know. I’m
not the final authority and I don’t have all the answers, but maybe I can provoke
a few people to think more about what they’re doing with their lives, what they
believe, or why they believe it. Sometimes putting down thoughts about
something gives me the kick in the pants I need to change something in my own
life. Sometimes I just hope to save some young person the difficult of learning
something the hard way. Sometimes, there is just something I can’t express
through the spoken word.
That’s the purpose of Letters from a Youth Pastor.
