Welcome

      Well, welcome to all of us.  This is new to me, and therefore technically at least, new to you.  Though this may not last, I welcome you to my blog, where I intend to put to some use my theological training.  I hope can bring issues of theology and maybe a little philosophy that are interesting me, into language and patterns that are accessible to people without any theological training or exposure to adopted German jargon.  Honestly, my training is not in systematic theology.  I have a masters in the New Testament, which mean I can ramble on with the jargon more comfortably in that area.  I will be using primarily secondary resources, though I will try hard to give you my references.
   Well I guess I should introduce myself a bit more, as there may be someone I don't know personally to find this.  My name is Alex Predoehl, I live in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.  I have a BS in Chemistry from Virginia Tech and a MCS (Master of Christian Studies) concentrating in the New Testament from Regent College (Vancouver, BC).  So as you might imagine I have some affection for areas known as Columbia.  My special interest in the New Testament is Textual Criticism, though I don't expect that to have much impact on what I'm planning to write about.
   Oh yes, I am a member of a Missouri Synod Church, The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd.  (Now you all can hunt my actual location down if you wish.)  I reaffirmed my faith in college due to the influence of my older brother and with the ministry of IVCF, the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship.