You just never know what’s down the road and around the bend. I had a major break-through this morning for my writing; to be specific, for this blog.

Ever since I first started blogging I’ve struggled with trying to figure it out, just what I am trying to say on my blog that is actually helpful to people, not just within a narrow parameter but for all kinds of people who are in search of love, truth, and spiritual insights. I’ve never been able to define it until this morning and have spent literally hours over years thinking about it. That is why this blog has lacked a permanent face to it.

The truth is, I love to think deeply about life and spiritual things. I have seen myself as some sort of soft-spoken Christ-following messenger, someone passionate about what I’ve learned and am continuing to learn. I’ve also become dis-enamored with religious labels because they keep people trapped in boxes (by keeping some people in, and some people out–they won’t read anything they don’t agree with, and miss out on a lot of good stuff because of it) and keep them from forming a concrete reason to explore the greater spiritual realm that is just waiting to be discovered by the spiritually curious.

There are so many spiritual areas that fascinate me. A life transformed; going deeper with God; the gift of prayer and meditation; struggle and pain and its antidote; God’s pain pill; the writing life and how to get better at what writers do; contemplation and meditation that fills out a spiritual life and brings life to the Christ-follower; tools and practices that help us face life; teaching and giving; loving and learning. . . .  These all competed for primacy as I tried to think up a slogan I could use that was all inclusive. But none seemed to fit the bill. I needed something that could tie it all into one bundle, something that would speak to the journey I have been on for many a decade.

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