A few months ago I felt the nudge to indulge myself with this blog –for two reasons. One, I want a place for my family (especially my two grown sons) to go if/when they want to hear all that is going on in my heart. I want them to have a record –in order to understand who I am and what’s most important to me. Like many, my mind is very active. I am always processing something. Most often it has to do with with my most immediate and treasured relationships. Other times it’s kicking around some nagging social, political or cultural issue. No matter what occupies my thoughts it is always done so in the context of life in the Kingdom with Jesus. Since coming to faith over 30 years ago, Jesus remains as the center and circumference of my life. Second, I am trying to learn how to write well again. Years ago, while in seminary, I had a professor who would have us read 70-80 pages of text then attempt to summarize the most salient and cogent ideas of the assigned reading using no more than 50 words. It was an excruciating exercise, but it truly helped me learn to express myself more clearly and concisely. Years later, I find that too many hours spent in front of a television or a phone screen, I have lost this ability. For the sake of those I love [as well as for my own mental, intellectual and spiritual well-being] I want to get that skill back. While I am hopeful that others might want to listen in and perhaps share their own thoughts and experiences, my main concern remains with those closest to me. A few years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Metastatic Prostate Cancer. While I am doing well today, I realize things can change in a New York minute (sorry about the cheesy song reference). With 60 years behind me and a yet to be known number ahead I want to seize any and all opportunities to express what most animates my life. I do this with a profound sense of reverence and awe of my God and Savior.
In Fear and Trembling 