This Blog

Welcome.

Thank you for visiting my site, and if you have dared, for wading through my somewhat lengthy posts. My name is Brian Bither, I am 22, and right now I am insignificant. This proves to be very advantageous. I grew up in a Evangelical Christian home with intentions of becoming an Evangelical pastor. However, as I entered college, I had an early religious crisis (most pastors experience this in seminary) and spent all my time studying philosophy and religion to try to appease it. Eventually, (in a crazy, roundabout way), I came back to religion, although with a different flavor. At the end of this process, I decided that I wanted to go into pastoral ministry, but the powers that be in my home denomination are not ready to approve me. (After all, I am a loose canon. Who knows what I'll say? I haven't gone to seminary yet.)

So what am I? I am a college graduate who is a part-time youth pastor, (soon to be) living and working in the city, thinking, writing, sharing, and barely paying the bills. But I treasure this time when I have enough education to criticize, theorize, and dream - but not so much that I have been welded into an already established way of thinking.

I desire for ANYONE to read and comment on my blogs, but the people whom I am the MOST interested in are those who are frustrated or disillusioned with religion. I have had several good conversations with friends who have tried religion and come away exhausted and justifiably ticked off. Perhaps we can try again. I will make an effort to post once a week; I hope you will occasionally indulge me.

Gratefully,

Brian