Mike

I work mostly nights and I spend probably way too much time in the blogosphere searching and seeking the opinions and beliefs of others. You know what? That’s part of my journey too! I belong to a traditional church but I do not think traditionally. I am a missional thinker and it’s part of my call to try and shake up the status quo by thinking outside of the box. That box I speak of is the one with four walls that we call "the church". I am a “middle aged” guy who finds that he is getting more liberal as he grows older. I think that it’s supposed to work the other way around but hell, I’ve never been a conformist anyway. I have found that acceptance is a whole bunch less stressful on me.

I like to write articles and read books. I love teaching Sunday School Classes. I do most of my own home improvement projects and I love tinkering around the garage. I love doing Bible study and then trying to figure out what unique way that the scriptures might be speaking to me. I have been known to re-write them (language only) into what has been lovingly referred to as a Mikeism. I love to Blog. As I said above, it’s just possible that my addiction level has reached the 80 percentile. (UPDATE: As of January 8, 2008, it's at 81 percent).

Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.

When I blog I am attempting to vocalize (per se) my journey in this life, my journey with Christ and the many different locations and places, both literal and figurative, that journey takes me. I want to share the many different ways, albeit twisted, in which I find meaning and expression in the scriptures. After all these years, I am still a seeker. When I look at my journey from that respect, I’m cool with that.

....and as for being a night owl

"Harvard researchers working at Brigham and Women's Hospital have found that whether someone is a morning person or an evening person depends on a basic aspect of the circadian timing system that is known as instrinsic period." Click here for the entire article

"Most people believe that night owl behavior is the result of a personality trait. You must be lazy or irresponsible or undisciplined. This is a misconception. Night owls may, in fact, demonstrate the traits noted but these are not the reasons for their night owl schedule preference. Night owls are night owls because they are born that way. They are behaving the way that their bodies were programmed to behave." Click here for the entire article.

So there you have it. You can say that I have nyctophilia or Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome or anything else you want. The proof is in the pudding though. I'm a Night Owl and God made me that way. So lay down, nestle your head in your comfortable down pillow and saw logs in peace. For I am here at my laptop, vigilantly standing guard over cyberspace; free to roam the mounds of bandwidth that are freed up while the early birds sleep. It is a duty that I do not take lightly and one that I won't fail.

Besides...infomercials suck big time!!

Mike can be found blogging at Simply A Night Owl