A montage of the issue covers for An Unexpected Journal from 2018 to 2024.
An Unexpected Journal was a quarterly journal dedicated to cultural apologetics started by alumni of the apologetics masters program at Houston Baptist University.
I was one of the founding members of the journal, was on the board of directors from 2018 to 2024, edited hundreds of essays for the journal, solicited contributors, produced all of the books themselves apart from two, produced all of the livestream launch parties, and have promoted the journal continuously on my channel here on YouTube, my social media platforms, and my website, raisedtowalk.org.
In August 2024, I resigned from the board of directors and disassociated completely from the journal. You can watch my resignation announcement here.
"Why I'm no longer associated with An Unexpected Journal:
https://youtube.com/live/BcOC2edJdP0
You can read more of the story behind that resignation on my Substack:
"AI, Education, and Underhanded Sabotage"
https://raisedtowalk.substack.com/p/ai-education-and-underhanded-sabotage
To any of the former contributors watching this, thank you for your participation in An Unexpected Journal and for sharing your work with us. You made the journal what it was. I appreciate you and your efforts and I wish you success in all of your future endeavors.
This has been a hard parting for me, but I remind myself that I learned a lot through my efforts with AUJ, I met a lot of amazing people, and we put out good work.
I am proud of the efforts I was a part of … I don't control anyone else's actions.