Why the Title?

 Several months ago, I wrote a personal "rant" on my other blogsite called "Baptist in a Pentecostal Wilderness." It was a rambling mess. Partially because of that, I didn't care to share it on the normal social media sites (X, Facebook, LinkedIn), but the post is still one my my 10 most-viewed posts on the site (and top 3 for several months, meaning it was shared at the bottom of every post). It's also the only post that has received a comment from a reader, and he resonated with my concerns (meaning he read it!). Other than the one comment, I don't totally know why it was a relatively popular post. I'd like to think, like my one commenter, that people resonated with either the title or the personal info.

Right now, one of my great frustrations is living in a "Bible belt" area where (it seems like) most churchgoers are Pentecostal (Assembly of God, Oneness Pentecostal, snake-handlers; you know, the normal variety), and my theological and religious views are in the minority. On top of that, "Baptist" doesn't completely describe my views and stances (especially since many Baptists have some Pentecostal views). Then, I'm strongly considering changing to a denominational group that would be even more of a minority in the area then Baptist.

Anyway, many of these posts will be messes, so it's nice to be even more private.