Speaking Sporadically...

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I'm fairly certain that, according to whatever rules control the blogging world, a layoff of a year-and-a-half would qualify as abandonment.  If my blog had physical being, I'd have had to blow the dust off this thing and scare the rats away - but only after they (hopefully) chewed up some of my lesser entries.

There's a part of me that wants to explain the various reasons for my lengthy absence.  Take your pick of the following reasons:

•  I got the DeLorean up to 88 mph and found myself unexpectedly in November 2010.  Sadly, the flux capacitor no longer functions and I'm stuck here.
• My internet connection went down.  For 20 months.
• The Central Intelligence Agency recalled me to service and I was a covert agent in this text is secret, don't look for the last year-and-a-half.
• My dog ate my blog posts.  He's really hungry.
• I stopped having opinions altogether.  (Well, this is clearly false.)

Truth be told, there is no single reason why I stopped - just as there's no single reason I'm back for more.  But I am back.  I've been praying and thinking about getting back into this since early this year - and, after some loving encouragement from my wife, and conviction from the Holy Spirit (not necessarily in that order), I decided that it's time to dive back into this.  I make no promises on the frequency (or even quality!) of my posts, but I'll try to make sure they're worth reading.

Here are some of the ideas rattling around in my brain, that might just get some airtime on this blog:

• What people wish the Bible said - a series of short articles on popular misconceptions of Scripture
• A discussion of Dr. Wayne Grudem's new book, "Politics According to the Bible"  (If you are a registered CBD user, you can read through the first chapter for free from this link)
• Occasional quotes from Charles Spurgeon, with commentary from yours truly (as if)
• As we approach Christmas, discussions about the Incarnation
• Thoughts on the similarity between our world and what Paul encountered in Athens (see Acts 17:16-34), and how his apologetic there provides a template for us

If you've got anything that you'd like to see discussed on Speaking Boldly, just let me know.  At this point, I'd be surprised if I had to use more than one hand to count my readers - but that doesn't change the fact that I want to involve you as well.

So stay tuned...