About Me

What’s in the name? Well, it all started with a phrase from a song by Joel P. West called “The Inscore In Me”.  I loved the imagery of my words actually having color to them.  But after I ventured to look up the lyrics, I found out that the words where actually: “If my words were colored, I’d want them to be read.”  I’m not too sure what Joel means here, but I don’t care anymore.  The phrase as I first understood it has really evolved into something much deeper to me.  My hope is that if my words took on any color, that they would be red.  The reason?  I think of Jesus’ words and how that in just about every New Testament Bible they are recorded in red.  I pray and hope that all my thoughts and words would be so influenced by the words of Jesus that they would be stained red.

My name is Paul.  I just recently moved back to Portland, OR.  I wanted a place were I could post my thoughts on the go.  Now that WordPress has an application for my iPhone, they can be found here.

I’m seminary student at Western Seminary in Portland.  I really love Ryan Adam’s music, and cherry vanilla Dr. Pepper’s from Sonic…and don’t forget Stumptown Coffee!

Favorite Quotes: “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi & “Everyone thinks of changing humanity, but no one thinks of changing himself.” -Leo Tolstoy

Favorite Music: Ryan Adams, Wilco, Andrew Bird, Derek Webb, Bon Iver, Old 97s, Ben Folds, Arcade Fire, The Postal Service, Whiskeytown, Jon Foreman, Radiohead, Joel P. West, Bright Eyes, Coldplay, The Avett Brothers, Johnny Cash, Fleet Foxes, The Helio Sequence, Mute Math, Josh Ritter, Margot and the Nuclear So And So’s

Favorite TV Shows: Lost, The Office, Heroes, Seinfeld, Man vs. Wild, Myth Busters, Band of Brothers, 24, Planet Earth, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights