Eclectic Christian

By Joshua Hearne

Is it me you’re looking for?

I can see it in your eyes… I can see it in your smile…

You’re all I’ve ever wanted and my arms are open wide

Because you know just what to say and you know just what to do and I want to tell you so much:

I’m Joshua and I’m one of the new writers here. (Sorry, Lionel, but I barely know these people).

I never really know how to do these introductory posts so I’m going to tell you some random things about me and let you figure the rest out as time goes on. So, besides clearly being a fan of Lionel Richie songs–”Dancing on the Ceiling” excluded, of course–here are some other possibly interesting factoids about me:

• I’m a baptist pastor in Virginia.
  
• I graduated from Duke University Divinity School last May with my M.Div.
• I graduated from Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY, in 2005.
  
• I was born and raised in Kentucky and am a “Kentucky Colonel.” A pacifist colonel, mind you.
• I’m married to someone who deserves much better.
• I have another blog where I write a story every day–“Telling the Stories that Matter”–and it has been an incredibly rewarding spiritual discipline.
• I am a huge fan of board games (sometimes I play them by myself…I know it’s sad).
• As part of my job, I focus on discipleship, spiritual formation, and making the Faith a way of life and practice instead of simply a set of propositions.
• I adore iconography.
• I am a big fan of logic and linguistic philosophy.
• I can do the Rubix cube.
  

So, that’s a little bit about me. I look forward to writing here and very much consider myself an “eclectic Christian.” I’m not real caught up in the whole “baptist” thing because I’m far more interested in the whole “Christian” thing.

Thanks for taking the time to read. Double thanks if you comment. Triple thanks if you comment and tell me your favorite Lionel Richie song.

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