About This Blog

I've had quite a few people ask me about my blogs and teachings especially related to how I study and who my sources are. I thought it might be important to devote at least one entry to this subject. I love this blog because it's an outlet for me to journal some of the really cool stuff that I learn and to share it at the same time. No, the blog doesn't have tons of followers but the ones that do read are fans of scripture and many of us chat daily about our amazement of God and His word.

I'm no genius regarding scripture. If I reveal something profound, it's because someone revealed it to me first. If the writing is particularly good - and sometimes it really is - it's God. I'm often amazed when I go back and read a good entry because often I will not recollect writing it. That's God. If it's lame, poorly constructed, and non-informative, THAT was me - forcing it. I have tried to learn to write when I have something to write, and to rest when I have nothing. Early on, especially, I forced it a lot, and it is painfully obvious. I still do, every now and then. Stay tuned.

My main source is the Bible. I try to read every day and at night before bed. Sometimes I get a nugget, sometimes not. Sometimes I have a season of 'not'. It's these dry times that I miss a lot of posts. There are also rainy seasons where I am so flooded that I can't land on a single thing to post due to being overwhelmed. Most of my friends can tell what season I'm in. I don't read many books. My personal conviction is that God can always show me more in a verse than a writer can show me in a chapter. That's me - however. I'm not knocking books.

I also listen to rabbis and teachers of various denominations and faiths, and I filter these through the inerrant Word of God in order to dig out more nuggets. If we limit ourselves to teachers that believe just as we believe, we will never think outside of the box we are in. By the way, our box can't hold Him. We can't build one that big.

If I had a single hint to offer people who want to study in a deeper way, it would be this: read suspiciously. There are no coincidences in scripture (I think Chuck Missler says this). If something appears oddly out of place in the text, pay especially close attention to that. Look at the Hebrew. Look at the Greek. Where was that used elsewhere? Once you start doing this, you find yourself on the most amazing rabbit trails. Start with Deuteronomy chapter 8, if you want a 'for instance'.

Peace and blessings to you all!