Explanation

I suppose I need to begin by explaining what exactly it is that I'm doing with this blog.  Its quite simple, really.  During the Christmas break, while at a yearly Christmas party attended by several families from my church (College Wesleyan), one of the religion department professors (Russ Gunsalus) told me I should start a blog so that IWU students considering PTS could use it as a resource.  So I am.  Simple, right?

In the interest of full-disclosure I should also add that this isn't an entirely altruistic operation.  Like anyone else with a blog, I suspect, the writing is always done at least in part for selfish reasons.  Writing serves as a useful tool for processing and reflection, and I'll be doing a little of that in this blog.  A large part of my transition here at PTS has been my run-in with various different ideologies and theologies, which is a large part of the value of PTS.  This campus has an incredibly diverse student population, which is something PTS works very hard to create.  The developments and changes in my thought that take place as a result of these diverse interactions are a huge part of my life at PTS, and so I'll be working through some of those as well.

I'm hoping to post about once a week, and I'm going to begin by working through the major areas of transition from my first semester: my classes, campus life, the academic level, etc.  Hopefully my musings can be helpful for a few others out there.