2010 has been a hard year already for many people that I know. In the last four weeks at Happy Hill we have lost two dearly loved church members. While we know they are sharing eternity now with our Lord our hearts are still aching. Yet still there are many more losses that our members have elt on a personal level. I admit even Layney and I have experienced several deep personal losses in the past couple of months. But even when times are hard and it seems the world is falling down around you, God is your refuge and strenth. By leaning on Him you can get through any challenge.
A new direction for this blog.
This year I planned several changes for this blog, however the hardships I mentioned above got in the way. but now it is time to get started.
While evaluating this blog and where I should take it this year I thought about all of the blogs I like to read. Usually they are leadership blogs focused on encourageing and helping pastor's. As a young pastor I need as much help as I can get. So I thought about my own audience and asked what is the best thing I can share with you.
God has instilled in me a desire to lead people to have a better life, by the practical application of God's word, helping them draw closer to God, and by sharing the wisdom God has given me through my experinces and by listening to His voice. That is parially why I am a pastor, and the fact that I am called.
With that desire in mind I thought it would be good to adjust slightly how I think about this blog. So here are some changes you can look forward to.
- I Plan to post more frequently. My initial goal will be three times a week; sometimes they will be long sometimes short, sometimes they will be in a devotional style like I have done before and sometimes they will just be informative of what is going on for me.
- I am going to be more candid in my posts. Previously because I allways want to put my best foot forward I would not post a blog unless I had worked on it for a long time, reviewed it twice, and usually had my wife read it for grammer and spelling. But since I am planning to post more often I will have to just post thoughts.
- I am going to do my best to share my passions, God's word, any wisdom I have, and lead us all (me included) to living better lives through Christ.
- I want his blog to be relevant to where you are, and what you want to hear about, so for that reason I am listing my email address in my profile description. I also get an email from every comment on here so please feel free to ask questions and make comments.
My sincere hope is that you will enjoy and get a lot out of my blog this year. I look forward to hearing your feedback.
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