An Introduction of Sorts

It's hard writing an introduction to an unknown, and currently nonexistent, audience. I suppose the most obvious place to start is the basics: my name is Ryan, and I'm currently a junior youth ministry major at Azusa Pacific University. My display name is Matsiko because that was the name given to me during me short stay in Uganda this past summer, and it means "Hope". In all respects, I pretty much fit the mold of your stereotypical religion-major - I'm frustrated with contemporary American church, among other things, and don't know what to do about it. Hopefully, however, that last part about not knowing what to do will change over time as my experience, maturity, and hopefully wisdom, grow. I've noticed my frequent use of the word hopeful so far... let's pray that it's a consistent theme throughout the life of this blog.

While I doubt I'll ever hold a steady audience of more than a few, I hope to share my increasingly-liberal, postmodern/emergent, not-yet-arrived but still-young-enough-to-know-everything spiritual journey, reflections, and musings with those interested.