I was first inspired to blog by my good friends Justin and Erin. They have two of my favorite blogs out there (Check them out by clicking on their names). Like I said, inspired by their abundant creativity I begin a music blog a couple of months ago called, "Music Matters." Since then I have gotten the bug. I really enjoy listening to music and writing about it there. However, I began to desire a forum were I could talk about other subjects. Enter this little blog entitled Searching for Authenticity. It is here that I wish to take myself as much as anyone else, on a journey of authenticity. While I'm sure that I will not always achieve the authenticity I am searching for, I am certainly going to try. Here I wish to talk about anything and everything and be real about it - unashamedly.
If I had to pick on word to define my deepest desires for my relationships, community, faith, words, life, love, and coffee - it would be authenticity. I look around me today and I see a culture that largely lacks such a adjective. Yet, at the same time I see a culture that deeply desires it. You can see it everywhere like in post-modern architectural trends like new-urbanism. You can even see it in some of the movies and books that have recently become popular. But it's the saccharine version of what is real, its authenticity-light® - and it's just not real.
The great irony that we exist in is this - we all desire authenticity, but few of us are willing to risk what it actually takes to get there. But it doesn't have to be this way. I believe we can all discover the God-given authenticity that we desire; however, I also know that it will be a radical journey that is sure to have a few bumps along the way.
If I had to pick on word to define my deepest desires for my relationships, community, faith, words, life, love, and coffee - it would be authenticity. I look around me today and I see a culture that largely lacks such a adjective. Yet, at the same time I see a culture that deeply desires it. You can see it everywhere like in post-modern architectural trends like new-urbanism. You can even see it in some of the movies and books that have recently become popular. But it's the saccharine version of what is real, its authenticity-light® - and it's just not real.
The great irony that we exist in is this - we all desire authenticity, but few of us are willing to risk what it actually takes to get there. But it doesn't have to be this way. I believe we can all discover the God-given authenticity that we desire; however, I also know that it will be a radical journey that is sure to have a few bumps along the way.
