Wednesday, February 10, 2010

So it begins...

OK, I've resisted this blogging thing for a long time now, as I truly resent the presumptuousness and self-importance of so many bloggers. In former times when you had to prove yourself worthy of being put into print to an editor somewhere, such drivel was not inflicted on the world. The main reason I am caving to this is to open another avenue of communication to my congregation in Monroe, NC as well as that community in general, and also any students at my institution who are so blindingly bored that they will actually come read something I've posted. So we will see how this goes.

A note on the title - my family heritage in Scotland is from Clan MacMillan, a name which means 'son of the tonsured servant', a reference to former times when clerics shaved their heads except for a ring of hair to mark themselves as priests (see here or here). Those who know me know that my genes are taking care of that without the aid of any razor (it's not a Nazirite thing though).

So if you should read this in the days ahead, I hope I can provide something edifying enough to justify the time you spent reading it. If not, I'm sure I will hear it! Soli deo gloria!