Real Blogging

Since I have been away for a month the radio station is playing repeats of previous broadcasts this week and next. Usually on this blog I post the script of today's program, but I don't want to bore you with reruns. So... I thought I would try some REAL BLOGGING.

Here are some random thoughts:

A month away from our home and our church is too long.

I saw miles and miles of Texas.

The doctoral program I am in is the best thing I have ever done in terms of ministry preparation and encouragement. It's like the best of seminary and The Shepherd's Conference put together on steroids.

I got to visit with my dad, three of my brothers, a sister-in-law, my two nephews, my three sons, my two daughters-in-law, and my grandson. Sweet.

I enjoyed fellowship with lots of good friends.

I preached one time, I heard six live sermons, and I listened to 15 sermons driving around in my car.

I saw miles and miles of Texas.

You would think that since I'm starting a doctoral program on expository preaching that I would be an expert on the subject. I did learn a lot of helpful things but, in many ways, I feel like I'm just beginning to understand what preaching is all about. By the way, I preached my first sermon when I was 21. That's 32 years ago.

I got to spend a couple of days away with my sweetheart which was really nice. We also got to spend a lot of hours together in the car.

I saw miles and miles of Texas.

I'm ready to dive back into ministry. I'm praying that the Lord will bless our emphasis on The Year of the Gospel and that we'll see much fruit to His glory.

P.S. It seems that many have moved on from blogging to new forms of communication or it may just be that blogging was a fad that is now out of date. If you read this blog with any regularity, please let me know by leaving a quick comment.