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My blog is coming. I’ve been wanting to do it for a long time (years). I’ve been feeling like I need to do it for a while (months). I just haven’t done it. Sure, I tried once, but it didn’t last – three articles in a year. And so, this week, I will start writing. Actually, I should say, “I’ll start blogging” because, on some occasions I will post audio or video (vlogging?). I have a lofty goal. I want to post 52 blog entries by the end of the year. Yes, that is one for each week in the year. 

I should tell you right up front that this blog will be mostly about the church – both local and universal, visible and invisible. There are five reasons for this: 

1. The church fascinates/intrigues me in a way no other subject ever has. I enjoy reading about the church, thinking about the church, and talking about the church. 

2. I am a pastor at a church and am writing this blog, in large part, for that church. 

3. The church is my spiritual mother and thus, I love her. 

4. I see problems in church and want to add my words to the dialogue about solutions. 

5. I believe in the power and significance of the church. 

If you are part of a church, love the church, hate the church, find the church interesting, or think I’m a cool guy, please read, interact with, and share the blog. Thanks.