I know, it's been a while.1
Today is a special day, though, because it has now been a half decade since the day I purchased the JakeBouma.com domain name for the purpose of blogging. This post from the third birthday has a fun little history (for serious only).
But seriously, why the lack of posting?
Aside from the gravitational pull of sites like and (mostly Twitter), there's the fact that I've been slowly .2 That means two things: 1) Much of my free time is spent reading, researching, and writing stuff that has to do with the proposal, and 2) A great portion of the stuff I would blog about -- especially around topics like youth ministry, theology, social theory, and philosophy -- I feel the need to keep "secret" until I know whether or not it will ever actually materialize in book form.3
So although I haven't been around this here blog much, I have doing blog-worthy things. Which kind of sucks for you, I guess. Sorry. But the good news is that I just . Which is kind of awesome for you, I guess.
Hey, while I've got you -- you should check out a few things.
In late January I was a guest on Tim Schmoyer's , discussing "The need for theological questioning in youth ministry". It's runs about 50 minutes, and you can .
And earlier this week I was a guest on Andy Root's online radio show talking about his new book (which I should be a top priority read if you're invested in the future of the church). This one's only 15 minutes long, and . I've been told that I may receive a $10 Olive Garden gift card if my episode has the most listens, so...
Long story short: I miss you, and I'm told (some of) you miss me. Hang in there.
In closing, here's a picture of Philip Clayton.
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good to hear what's going on in your life! good luck with the book proposal-
good to hear what's going on in your life! good luck with the book proposal-