First Post - Blog Purpose

This blog exists because of my increasing concern with a growing contemporary phenomenon: something I call 'spin'. 'Spin', as I would define it, is a blurring of the facts, a shaping of the field of data and suppression of certain truths in order make an argument appeal to one's own desires or pre-conceived notions. The purpose of this blog is not to elevate myself as the ultimate detector of such 'spin'. Rather, my purpose is to humbly admit the following truth from scripture in Romans 1:18: "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them." As John Piper reminds us in his sermon The Wrath of God Against Holding Down the Truth, "every one of us is a spin doctor by nature." In other words, our inclination as human beings is to suppress and evade the truth, especially when it points out our failings and our "declaration of independence from God" (sin). Apart from God's sovereign grace doing a work within me, this is the way I am. So, clinging to the Ultimate Truth and with full knowledge of my tendency toward 'spin', I strive for the mark of truth in all thoughts and topics of life, whether they be political, spiritual, or ordinary.

So, what should I expect from this blog, you might ask? Its this: occasional and (hopefully) insightful commentary and references to interesting topics from politics, to theology, to ordinary life. I hope it becomes a resource for you in these areas as you strive for truth.