Getting Started

Well, I've never done an online study before. I'm not even sure that I can. Actually, I know that I can, because ALL things are possible through Christ who strengthens me. And that leads me to my first warning:

This blog is about God. It's about my (and the people who choose to participate) personal experience and interaction with a Living, Breathing, God. If you're not a believer, I still invite you to follow along and maybe, just maybe, you'll meet my God along the way. I know He's waiting for you. I'm not doing this to push my religion on anyone. Like I said, this is about a relationship with my Savior. Please respect that, and the postings of others on here. Inflammatory posts will be pulled as soon as I see them.

This blog is also about me and a few friends reading the book titled "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren. I've included a link to his website on the sidebar as well. If you're coming to this late, don't feel you have to rush to catch up. Start on your day one, and follow along with what I hope will be many discussions on different subjects as they come up. I hope that you'll feel encouraged to post your thoughts with me. It's a forty day read, with something to consider every day. I'll post the daily questions from the book and my answers to them. These will be my answers, not gospel, and hopefully will invite some interaction.

If you want to remain anonymous, that is fine, but consider creating a sign in alias. It could get confusing if every reply is written by "guest". I of course can not remain anonymous so, you're probably gonna learn a bit about me if you stick with this. I am, at times, acutely aware of my own shortcomings; usually after the fact.

You'll catch me paraphrasing scripture in my own writings a lot. I need to work on memorization but I know enough that when I don't know the verse, I will look it up. Feel free to interact with those if you feel I am missing the mark though. My goal through is to move closer to God so that He will draw closer to me. But that's my goal, and having a Goal and having a Purpose are two very different things.

So, I hope you will join me in reading the book. I'll start with Day 1 on Sunday, July 25th so be sure to check back every day after that. I work night shift, so I may not get to comment on your posts right away, but I promise if you interact with me, I'll interact with you. (Kinda sounds like someone else I know)

John