First Blog Ever!

I've always thought that the idea of blogging was a good one. It's taken me a while to get to this point and maybe sometime in the future I'll have something interesting to say. So why Blog? There are a lot of you that I don't get to see anymore and I think this is a great way for us all to keep up on each other.

General Update on the life of Ian...

After moving back to the Garden State from the land of Buckeyes I started working for Disc Makers, which is a company that manufactures cd's and dvd's for independent artists. I met tons of cool people there and worked with very few famous people if any at all...

about 18 months later I realized that if one more religious nut musician yelled at me over the phone I was going to lose it. I couldn't deal with any more pimps or ho's being walked by their dogs or walking into work to find 1000 condoms on my desk for a new cd called 'Sex Wit U.'

So at some point during this time I was going through a period of discernment. I finally decided to quit my job and go back to school at The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. I'm currently working towards a Master of Arts in Religion degree in Administration and Theology. So far I'm the only one in this particular program as it is a brand new offering. The admissions department and I are hoping to have a few more signed up by next fall so we can get some of the courses going.

I'm also working as the Youth and Family Ministries Coordinator at the church where I grew up in Marlton, NJ. My work there is rewarding and important. The biggest challenge is trying to help teenagers find their faith in a world that says it's not important. Just like adults, teenagers often make faith their last priority.

So enough about education and work. I was living in a tiny little apartment in Collingswood, NJ for a while which I loved. Collingswood is a great town and I lived right on the main drag, Haddon Avenue. I've since moved to the seminary in Mt. Airy, PA and I am loving it here as well. I've met a lot of great people here as well, friends that will be life-long. I also met my girlfriend Emily here. If today is the 26th of October then we've been together for almost 4 weeks. I know what you're all thinking... Wow she's still with him after 4 weeks? She must be blind or deaf. Well, doubting fellows, she is neither of those things and to my constant surprise she still likes me!

Ok, This class is about over so I leave you with no promise that I will ever blog again but I will say that this has proved to be enjoyable so far and I hope to keep it up.

Soli Deo Gloria! (yes, I stole that from Bach :-p)