Rev. Samuel Robles Jr.

Today, my heart felt heavy. I began to think about young people, and tried to imagine what it must feel like to live in the year 2008 as a youth. My heart was heavy because I thought about their pain and not so much their possible smiles. There are so many young people that can't imagine their life to go past tomorrow. Many of them are making decisions that are not-wise, and many of them know it. But for some reason, they make wrong decisions that could in fact cut their life short.
It's much more than just what music teenagers listen to, or what kind of shoes they wear. There are kids, in the very pews of our churches, involved in gang activity, carrying guns, and selling drugs...wow...my heart just feels heavy.
I pray that God protect these young people, and that they may find refuge in God. There is certainly something out there that seeks to destroy them. My hope is that they'll find the Source that can give them life: Jesus Christ.

As many know, when I started seminary, I created and directed a website called Life of a Seminarian.com
The website was created to be a window into the life of a current seminarian. On it, I shared some of my papers, my thoughts, and even links to various seminaries around the country.
Well, now that I am no longer a "seminarian," that website no longer exists. But I must say that it was awesome while it lasted!
So, I decided to start this BLOG as a way for me to continue communicating in "cyber world."
Who knows what's the next idea I'll get for the future!