One day I will return to blogging and that day may or may not be tomorrow

From a Border’s (in New Jersey) drinking Seattle’s Best listening to Peter Bjorn & John’s (who are from Sweden) Writer’s Block maybe read by you – wherever you are. Wow, this new internet thing is going to bring people together (mark my words skeptics)

So, there’s this great pressure to resume blogging with something profound. A great realization has entered your life and has inspired you to share with the world this new-found cure of purpose and fulfillment.

I’m afraid this post will not be able to live up to that expectation – at least not today.
Just trying to get back in the habit.

So here’s some of what’s going on.

1. I joined a fantasy football league that I really wanted to do – two years ago. A couple of friends were in their leagues, I was going to get some great advice, we would have something more to talk about. Problem is I don’t live there anymore and when we talk, doubtful we will talk about the details of fantasy football.

But I also wanted to join this league because these guys crack me up. Though I do not know them as well as I would like, they are the boys you want to watch the game with. And they’re Egyptian and so you know besides Israel, they are the only people group that God calls, “My people” in the Bible. (Isaiah 19. Read the whole passage because the first half looks pretty bad for my countrymen – but like all great stories – it ends well.)

Where was I? Oh, great league. However, I am realizing that it takes time to be good at fantasy football. It appears to take a lot of time in fact. So, we’ll see about that.

2. More importantly, I am trying to get prepared for the fall ministries kicking off. Truth is, I’m sincerely excited and anxious (which most people say and truly feel). Like most pastors, I believe in what I do, frustrated by the things that pre-occupy so much time and energy that are not part of the “big picture”, working for the potential of things, over-joyed at seeing God work through our shambles of plans, programs, words, and even our fancy keynote presentations (I’m a mac-user and so I find powerpoint functional, but ugly. I’m a guy – looks and personality and intelligence and charm matter. You will find that I’m pretty consistent with this. I really hope my wife reads this one day …)

So I’m getting ready for the fall.

3. I’m getting ready to hopefully begin a Master’s of Divinity LEAD program at Bibical Seminary. For years, I’ve wanted to return to school. I know I’ll regret it half-way through the semester and towards the end of the semester and pretty much most of the time, but three years from now, it will seem like a good idea again and I’m a big-picture guy so I’m in.

There will be a lot of sacrifices though. One is that I will have to really read again. I enjoy reading but there’s a different type of reading when you are required to do it. It can be not as enjoyable. Hopefully I’ve matured in the past couple of years. TV (except for Lost and the Office), concerts (that I love to go to), X-Box, will all have to take a back seat.

And then the other important things like family, ministry, friends, yeah, what am I thinking? May the good Lord give me wisdom and may I be disciplined to follow.

So I guess this is a good start to resume blogging.
See you in a couple weeks.

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