Welcome to the first episode of Ordinary Conversations. I've wanted to start the project for a while to give "ordinary" people a platform to share their story, their journey, and their experience. I began a journey of questioning what I was taught nearly a decade ago, and that put me in the uncomfortable position of realizing that I couldn't really defend what I believed. Once I began to ask certain questions, I found that some friends weren't friendly any longer. Through this journey I've met a lot of really interesting people who (in my opinion) should be heard. I've decided that this is the place for them to have the freedom to have that conversation. Our first guest is a dear friend of mine, a Christian Pastor, my pastor and friend, Jamie Wright. Jamie has been on a journey of reformation and discovery over the last decade or so. You need to take that image of "Pastor" out of your mind where you see a gray-haired man in a suit and tie in a big, fancy church. That isn't who Jamie is. First and foremost, he is a teacher. He has been a source of encouragement and information for me over the last five years and I can't imagine where I would be right now without him.