Ben Wagaman

I grew up in Macungie, PA and studied Computer Science at Penn State. I worked as a CCC staff member for 6 years, and now am working as an Application Developer for JPMorganChase. I have a wife, two boys, and a beagle. I enjoy creatively using the latest technology and am known as the "resident computer geek" for my inate ability to get tangled up in cables and make technology do interesting things.

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typography, racquetball, web development, 24, guitar, drums, emergent, postmodern

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More than just a brain...

Somewhere along the way, I began to realize that I was more than just a brain...

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intellectual, relational, brain, holistic, emergent

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Growing up I felt like my only value was my brain. I got A's in class and excelled in academics and thought of myself as a nerd. As I buried myself in the intellectual world I learned a whole heck of a lot of stuff and prided myself on conquering fields of knowledge. In high school my greatest pride was in being a computer programmer and making technology hum.

Recently I've been reflecting on how I'm more than just a brain or physical components but a social, emotional, and intellectual person. What hit me most was thinking what would happen if I became intellectually incapacitated. Would others love me? Would God love me? Would I? Intrinsically I just know that I am more valuable than just my head.

My change in attitude has helped me become a more holistic person and is saving the rest of me that was once completely lost underneath the pile of books of my life.

Because God is more than a cosmic brain, but a relational person, I want to be more like him and know him more as a person, not just know a lot of facts about him.