Why The New Blog?

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There are several reasons for my decision to forego publication of "Musings from Memphis."

Foremost among the reasons is the name of that blog. It seems that there are already musings of this, musings from there, etc. I want to have a truly unique name for my blog.

Second, I believe that the scope and focus of "Musings from Memphis" is too broad. It was a forum in which I would write about politics, sports, religion, and anything in between. Further, "Musings from Memphis" had truly become solely focused on religion. (Partly because of circumstance, partly because of my own choice.)

In recent months, I have become extremely disenchanted with politics. The guys and gals on the left sling mud at the guys and gals on the right, and vice versa. No one candidate or party has truly put together a plan or a vision that suits me. And, quite frankly, I have more important things to do with my time than try to analyze the political climate. There are many other writers and commentators who do a fine job of that. (Please do not mistake my disenchantment for a refusal to participate, however. I will still vote, and I will still remain abreast, to the best of my ability, of current events.)

In the realm of sports, there are two teams that I really care about: the University of Memphis Tigers football team and the St. Louis Cardinals. The former team has done absolutely nothing to write about this season (a 1-5 record is quite displeasing!). The latter is coming to the close of its season, and there will be little of interest (except the remainder of the playoffs) for several months. Maybe I will begin a blog dedicated solely to sports in the future, but the time is not right now.

As you may have gathered from recent posts, my life has become excruciatingly busy. Thus, I believe that any writing I do should be focused in some way on my work. Since I am an evangelizer, a youth minister, a catechist, and a novice theologian and philosopher, those things (in some way, shape, or form) will become the content of this blog. No longer will I bother to muse on the things of this world which pass away. From this point forward, my eyes will be turned solely toward Heaven, and I will do my best to present the glory that is found there.

God Bless.

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