This Substack is dedicated to curiosity and the knowledge of all things both good and complicated. Heavily infused with the spirituality of an indecisive and evolving writer at the helm, means that the writing here has shifted over time. After all, it’s a reflection of me as a messy, chaotic human being who’s still growing and learning.

One of the big pieces that make up who I am as a person is my religious background. I’ve went through many different takes on Christianity, and I’m still not sure I’ve got it quite right. Yet, I’m constantly working towards a better understanding of God and his relationship with me. Currently, I call confessional Lutheranism my home, but due to my quickly changing views on sexuality as a queer person, I don’t know if I will continue to be with this flock (although I will forever regard it with fondness). My spirituality has been a rocky road especially growing up without a church to definitively call home for a long time. I’m still learning, still understanding, and still discovering what it means to be an imperfect human striving towards the knowledge of a perfect Creator.

My life is complicated, and I’m a work-in-progress who is constantly being renewed and purified in the fire. I’m still trying, failing, and trying again.

My Substack is ultimately a sanctuary. A sanctuary of thoughts and ideas. A sanctuary for the knowledge of God. It is the message of an imperfect person striving to share God’s goodness in an often gloomy and despairing world.

In the name of the ever-gracious God: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

James ✌🏼