Wednesday, November 19, 2008

BEGINNING THE JOURNEY

Wow! Here it is; the first entry of this new blog. New beginnings are exciting – they are also scary. I am now writing stuff, plain and profound, for the entire world to see! Well maybe not, but at least for my wife and a couple other friends who agreed to read it. Maybe that’s not so scary after all.

What do you think of the blog name? It serves as a reminder for me of a couple things:

First, in the Bible the word most used to describe pastor is “shepherd”. In today’s language that means relationship, contact and care. That is a pretty big goal. This blog is just one of a number of tools to help me accomplish that.

Second, it is a reminder that I am also a sheep. As I write and share thoughts from life and devotion here, I do it simply as a fellow traveler on the journey of life, as a follower of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. If there is anything of significance conveyed through this blog it will be because of the grace and assistance He provides.

It is going to be an interesting journey; I hope you will come along.


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