It’s good to see your face… well, in a blog-sort-of way, I guess.
Since it’s been a while that Micah or I have sent any blogs into the blogosphere, I’d like to give a brief refresh so we can get this hiatus out of the way and begin digging into ideas from old guys.
Hey, that’s what we’re all about!
So Micah Davis and I met back in 2012 and started an interesting friendship. I came in as the youth pastor at the church where his father was the pastor. He was already halfway through his senior year of high school and although he was soon to leave for the University of Alabama (roll tide), we hit it off pretty quickly. It seemed that being pastor’s kids wasn’t the only thing we had in common – we were both highly analytical, skeptical to a fault, having melancholic tendencies and very deep thought processes. At the time, Micah was in a band and had high ambitions of the three members of “This Alternate” being the next big thing – and no doubt, they had talent. But life had each go separate ways and all three are happily married young men today.
My wife and I remained youth pastors of the church and when Micah graduated from University and moved back home, he had a philosophical bend to his chats. Now our conversations had switched from deep thoughts about religion, girls and guitars to… well, deep thoughts about religion, girls, guitars AND philosophy. Our deep conversations were less about our own thoughts and became focused on our thoughts about other people’s thoughts. We began deep discourses about the beliefs of “old guys and girls” and we found ourselves deeply enthralled with how the ideas from the philosophers of old could impact our lives today.
Then came that fateful day when one of us asked, “Why haven’t we recorded these conversations – at least in a blog?” That led to us beginning to put some of our conversational topics in “The Soapbox” blog, which also led to “The Soapbox” podcast where Micah and I discuss and provide “new perspectives on old ideas.” A community has come around us and has joined the conversation. We will continue to have our conversations – you, dear reader, can feel free to insert our thoughts into any space of your life that they fit. We’re not seeking to tell anyone what to think – simply to suggest that there are other options, that there are other perspectives to learn from if you simply take the time to consider them.
And in a day of chaos like this one, we could use some conversations like that. Join the conversation; we look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Chris Craft
The Soapbox 