WHO aM i?

That is a very deep existential question that has many answers.

Practically speaking, my name is Lowell Chilton. Some people call me David, since that's my given first name and I went by it most of my life. I go by "chiltie" on the internet, you can find me on XBOX Live, Facebook, and Twitter with that name. I used to work for Microsoft in the XBOX group. I'm a graduate of Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and a Minister of Word and Sacrament (pastor) in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Currently I serve the people of New Berlin, PA, as Pastor of Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church. I previously served the people of south Anchorage as the Interim Synodically Authorized Minister of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, and was the Intern Pastor of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Concrete, WA and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Sedro-Woolley, WA.

That gives you information, but doesn't really tell you who I am.

• First and foremost I am a child of God.

• My ecclesiastical background is ELCA Lutheran and this shapes and molds my discussions of religion.

• I am ecumenical at heart and my friendships range the ideological spectrum.

• I fully embrace technology, science, and culture.

• I like to write and preach, sometimes I'm decent at it.

• I grew up in the American South--South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. I've lived on the west coast of the US for most of the last decade and a half, and now live in Central PA.

• "Y'all" is one of my favorite words. I have strong opinions on the grammar of "y'all" and how it is spelled.

• Also grits.

I hope to have fun posting my thoughts on here, and I hope y'all have fun reading them.