Setting the Blogging World on Fire...
or not. I really don't think I am good at getting big fires going; sometimes, little ones. Sometimes my matches just get wet and I am left with no fire at all. My life veers off in so many directions sometimes and then here I am again. I really admire consistent people. I don't so much count myself among them.
I am consistent in my love for Jesus and my determination to follow Him with the very best effort I can give. Other than that, and how I get there, and what and who I take along on the trip is up for grabs.
But now I have a reason for coming back to this blogging thing. I started this for a reason, but I just now figured out what that reason is: Communication! Wow, I must be a genius! Of course, I have been communicating with people and God and myself and my family and the animals around me. However, I believe I am getting a focus. No, wait...yes, maybe it is a focus.
I read such great books and I want to share with people. When I was young, I used to be able to find a group of people, usually in a coffee house or a university dorm or a late-night diner, and just sit and discuss things until dawn. I miss that. Blogging isn't exactly the same, but maybe it will fill half the bill. The other half has to come from people who care to read this...at least until my cats learn to read and write.
So, right now, I am reading, again, The Indwelling Spirit, by Andrew Murray, a 19th century pastor, missionary, and writer of books and Bible studies. The book was originally published as The Spirit of Christ. I don't know why they changed the title; must be a publisher thing. They also modernized the language. I love reading older styles of prose, but it is nice and flowing and easy to digest with the updated version by Bethany House Publishers, 2006.
So this is a Bible study, 31 chapters, building slowly. It begins with the Who and why and how of the Spirit of Christ, or Holy Spirit, as we know Him. Anyone care to come along for the ride? I think I plan to offer pieces of what I am ingesting a day or week at a time. If you want to jump in, jump! I am more likely to present what I've learned than argue differences. However, I love to hear what others are learning, too. I don't have any answers. For that, you really need the Spirit of God, indwelling, guiding, whispering, showing, teaching.
I am consistent in my love for Jesus and my determination to follow Him with the very best effort I can give. Other than that, and how I get there, and what and who I take along on the trip is up for grabs.
But now I have a reason for coming back to this blogging thing. I started this for a reason, but I just now figured out what that reason is: Communication! Wow, I must be a genius! Of course, I have been communicating with people and God and myself and my family and the animals around me. However, I believe I am getting a focus. No, wait...yes, maybe it is a focus.
I read such great books and I want to share with people. When I was young, I used to be able to find a group of people, usually in a coffee house or a university dorm or a late-night diner, and just sit and discuss things until dawn. I miss that. Blogging isn't exactly the same, but maybe it will fill half the bill. The other half has to come from people who care to read this...at least until my cats learn to read and write.
So, right now, I am reading, again, The Indwelling Spirit, by Andrew Murray, a 19th century pastor, missionary, and writer of books and Bible studies. The book was originally published as The Spirit of Christ. I don't know why they changed the title; must be a publisher thing. They also modernized the language. I love reading older styles of prose, but it is nice and flowing and easy to digest with the updated version by Bethany House Publishers, 2006.
So this is a Bible study, 31 chapters, building slowly. It begins with the Who and why and how of the Spirit of Christ, or Holy Spirit, as we know Him. Anyone care to come along for the ride? I think I plan to offer pieces of what I am ingesting a day or week at a time. If you want to jump in, jump! I am more likely to present what I've learned than argue differences. However, I love to hear what others are learning, too. I don't have any answers. For that, you really need the Spirit of God, indwelling, guiding, whispering, showing, teaching.
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