It’s morning. The coffee is nearly ready, the children are off to school, and my own classes start soon. The crickets and cicadas of summer are harmonizing with the birds out my window, seeming to contradict the encroaching evidences of fall.

A myriad of projects – both important and merely urgent – are pressing for my attention yet here I sit in front of my screen, second-guessing my decision to start a blog. Why would I want to blog? I like my privacy. I like to talk face to face with people I actually know. I like the immediacy of face-to-face conversation, the give and take, the courtesy and thoughtfulness that is sometimes lacking in online communication. Besides that, I already have online conversations going at other places and different forums. Life is comfortable as it is . . .

But I DO want to start a blog: to challenge my own thinking in a new way, to step out of my comfort zone and do something new.  So many times I have been encouraged (and provoked, and sometimes aggravated)  by what others have written online — at iMonk for example, at Former Adventist Forum, or at CARM. Now it is time to give back, and to add my voice to the larger conversation that does not need a set time and place to carry on.

I look forward to discussing theology, history, daily life. To sharing books that interest me, the faith that brings me joy, and ideas and tips that I have found helpful. I also look forward to continuing to learn here in the internet community, as I do in my local one. So here goes . . .

Meet me on the web!

Merry