Something About This Blog

This is the first time I've ever blogged so please be patient.

The world is full of self-important people who are ever-ready to have their voices heard--blogging is a perfect outlet. I suppose I fall into this category. After all, I love voicing my opinion about everything and rarely do I have the same energy to listen as I do to speak. This is a way to satisfy both my opining personality and the burdened ears of my closest friends. You have a choice. You get to elect whether to hear me or not.

People want their voices heard and as I think about it, this stems from two urges. First, people are self-important. They want to matter and they want to be patted on the back for all of their brilliance. We live in a culture that has to reward every effort and action that we take. Our works are the most valued part of our existence; we are measured by our performance. We, however, don't want to be loved for our works. This flows into the second reason people want to be heard: The deepest and most sincere desire of every human soul is to be fully known and still deeply loved. This is true for every attention-seeking child, rebellious teen, crotchety old man, as well as the suited armies of faceless professionals who only work to make it to the nearest weekend (queue that catchy Loverboy song!). People wish to be known and loved deeply.

One August Dei is a blog that will explore all of the things that I find to be important. The title of this blog refers to the most important thing: God, who is the beginning and the end of every good thing, knows me fully and still He loves me deeply. The word 'august' is an adjective that describes majesty. Dei is the Latin term for God. So in one sense I'm just saying that there is only one God and he is majestic! In another sense, I'm just referencing the mundaneness of everything I'm writing about. There isn't anything special about an August day. They're usually sunny, peaceful and unmemorable. I hope that my words will convey both the eternal majesty of God and the very temporary importance of many of my greatest thoughts.

Thanks for listening.