After a week of not blogging and then placing several backdated posts, some people who read this blog may wonder – what is going on with this blog? This is a good time for me to note some differences between my blog and other blogs.
1) This is a part of my personal journal that I have made public. Therefore, there are some things / days I will not post because those thoughts are quite personal and what items I do post I try to give some universal appeal. While I do want to journal something everyday, there are days when I simply do not. It is a hard (but rewarding) discipline for me – and that is why I wanted to help others who endeavor to journal by posting this blog.
2) This journal follows a Bible reading plan and the main purpose is to encourage Scripture reading and reflection as a part of one’s devotional life. Therefore, the thoughts will (generally) come from my daily readings. However, the blog is not in any way to be Todd’s commentary on the Bible. Since it is a journal and an encouragement, I don’t have the comments option activated – the goal of this blog wasn’t to create a forum. If you want talk to me about one of the posts, simply email me; feedback is most certainly welcomed.
3) We should all order our lives according to certain priorities. In my attempts to somewhat prioritize my life, blogging has been placed lower on the order of importance. But I still try to note (outside of this blog) whatever thoughts I may have from a given devotional. That means that sometimes posts will be posted later than their inception date. A friend has written a post that is worthy of reading – his pattern is something I strive to emulate.
Please continue to read, but realize that this is a different sort of blog. Maybe someday I will have a more traditional blog where I share thoughts on a broader scale, link you to my friends, tell you what I am reading, etc. Friends of mine do have these sorts of blogs and some of them are quite excellent. Maybe some day…
The Lord’s grace and peace to you all - Todd
