So it begins...

In a phrase that has no doubt been muttered by countless aspiring writers..."I've been meaning to do this for a long time."  And so this blog begins.  A place where I can finally follow Obi Wan's sage advice and 'stretch out with my feelings.'.  But mostly it will be a place where I can practice the ageless craft of writing.

First, the name: A Boulder View of God.  I will violate the age old rule of never explaining a play on words (lest it lose its cool factor), and say that I will use this space and place to express a 'Bolder' view of God, as well as occasionally sharing one that can only emanate from the unique and diverse culture that is my home town: Boulder, Colorado.  No doubt I will frequently miss the mark, but as a wise and personal Obi Wan of my own always told me: No one can tell you how you feel.

Second, the content:  When I hear my daughters (I have three of them) complain about homework, and specifically writing papers, I respond that I write a 10 to 12 page paper every week.  I call it a sermon.  So lots of times you will read a reworked version of my sermon in this space.  For those of you who attend the church that I serve (Crestview), maybe this will be helpful in jogging your memory of what I said on Sunday as I gently lulled you to sleep with my rhythmic and melodious voice.  (Just kidding.)  My hope is to include other observations and experiences that come from living the daily life of schedules and routines.

Which brings me to my third point, frequency:  My goal is to write a minimum of once a week.  Sometimes I will probably make lots of entries.  Sometimes the silence could stretch into weeks...but I am hoping not.  God is omnipresent, meaning he is always there.  But when he manifests himself to us is more dependent on us.  We have to be looking for him in our life daily. After all, it's hard to see anything if you're not looking for it.  Anyway, I hope to capture and describe snapshots of that 'showing up' as much as humanly possible.  But part of that will fall victim to other time demands, and part of that will be my lack of astute awareness in looking for him.  Daily life and routines can dull the human brain and cause our eyes to become opaque.  I will strive for the former and seek to avoid the latter.     

Finally, the fourth point is confidentiality:  As both a former lawyer and present pastor, I understand and respect the confidentiality of people.  Obviously, this is a public blog, although it probably will get less read than street graffiti on the side of a railroad car.  But still...no one wants to be the subject of a blog post without knowing what is going to be written.  So I will be discreet or withhold when I can't be sure of permission...except for my three daughters.  I made them sign binding agreements at birth that I have free reign to use them as sermon fodder whenever it fits my purposes.  They are a never ending fount of inspiration to me, both with their astute wondering questions, and their youthful wisdom (or lack thereof).  But I was young once too...so there is always hope.  Then again, as my daughters point out, I was young once too...and I rode dinosaurs to school.

So here we go...a Boulder View of God.    

Keep the faith,