Begin

It seems that all the cool kids are bloggers nowadays.  So I figured, why not?  I plan to use this blog to record my thoughts on various and sundry topics, most if not all pertaining to biblical truth and evangelical theology.  I have no particular format, sequence, length, or any other kind of measuring rods planned.  I'm just going to post what interests me, primarily for my own edification, secondarily for any ancillary benefit which may be obtained by others.

But first up, what's with the name anyhow?  You're probably thinking "this guy must have delusions of grandeur to name his blog The Empire of Wise".  Unfortunately there is nothing so nefarious going on.  It's actually rather mundane.  Back in yon ancient decade of the 1990s, circa 95, I played a game on the 3DO console (if you actually have memories of that system then you may bear your geek badge with pride my friend because you were a geek before it was cool to be a geek) called Star Control 2.  It was a rousing game of space exploration in a fictional universe, set against the backdrop of an evil alien empire which had subjugated most of the galaxy and against which you as the player were honor bound to fight tooth and nail.  Upon starting a new game of SC2 the player was prompted to provide their character with a surname.  I naturally chose "Wise".  A little bit later via animated story development it came time to name the fledgling rebel organization you were going to be heading up.  The options presented consisted of several tongue in cheek pop culture references (e.g. The United Federation of Planets).  One of the pre-generated names was, you guessed it, The Empire of Wise.  I found this ridiculously humorous and catchy.  I happen to think it's a fine name for any fledgling organized interstellar rebellion.  Obviously the name stuck with me and I've used it for various things over the years.

So there you have it; the long and sordid tale of how my blog came to be and what it will be about.

Soli Deo Gloria