Back2Basics

It's 2011. Happy New Year.

For me this year is about getting back to the basics. No 'new' resolutions, just plans of returning to home base. Part of my return flight is this blog.

After months away from the blogspot, I've decided to return in a different fashion. Although the goals are the same (to edify the saints & evanglelize the aint's), I plan on tweeking the methods by which I go about accomplishing them, in hopes of being more efficient and effective. Here's what you can expect:

1. More entries.

- As I surveyed the history of my posts I noticed that, although it had
it's times of 'hype', it's never really been as consitant as I would have liked.
18 posts in 2008, 16 in 09' and 4 [smh] last year is far from what I had in mind
when I started writing. That said, I plan on writing more frequently
[the goal is 52 blogs in 52 weeks].

2. Brevity. [for at least 2 reasons]

-A lot has changed since I last wrote. My responsibilities with family,
ministry, work, and school have all increased considerably and because
of the above mentioned goal of producing more blog entries than ever, it's
inconceivable to think I'll be able to write the way I've written in the
past. For those of you who want more of the former.... I guess you'll have
to wait for the books or the commentaries. ;-)

-Although I've always written for the benefit of others, I've never really
written with others in mind. As I considered returning to the blogosphere,
I recounted times where people- often times those I was specifically
writing a particular post 'for'- told me they would have read
the posts if they werent so long. It will be my goal to not allow the
length of a post to turn any readers away.

3. Life on Life

- Another tweek is my desire to have this blog serve as more of an
extension of my everyday life. Though it wont be as simple as a journal,
it will reflect more of whats 'happening' as opposed to being limited to my
thoughts and meditations on any given topic.

- I will attempt to leverage this web platform as an
extension of [informal] discipleship. Following the model of imitate me as
I imitate Christ, I plan to invite others to walk with me as I pursue the Lord
by various means- case in point The Philippians Memory
Moleskine.

So as I return, and increase my contribution, I encourage you to Be Like The Bereans all the more. Enjoy what you read, discern what you hear, and weigh it against scripture. The word of God is without error... this blog is full of them. Don't believe me- hit spellcheck.

grace & peace