he still has a blog?

The answer is yes. I allowed myself to get distracted. Or I went on a hiatus (fancy word for dropped everything and let it sit… while i caught my breath)…

And, moved, actually, to the little town of Wooster.

It would be a bit dishonest to say I am sorry I stopped blogging for a while. Or that I know exactly the direction this is going to go. Or that it  will  be the same directionless, although enjoyable…ish thing it was before.

In short, this blog is going to appear to have been reinvented, eventually. Fittingly, because I am in the process of being reinvented.

The transition has not been, nor do I expect it to be, easy. but it will be good.

I hope. :)

Romans 8:6 says that the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace.

In other words, flesh says: “this is going to kill me!” (whatever IT is… horrid real or imagined)

Holy Spirit says, Good. That will result in life and peace. (Can’t you just hear Him laugh?)

Did I mention the past month or so has been a war zone? But I digress.

Several verses later, Paul says (v. 26) “We do not know how we should pray.” Whatever Paul might have gotten wrong, he sure got that right.

One of the things that often feels like it is going to “kill us” is pruning. This usually happens after a season of growth, prior to  or between “harvest” seasons.

We get pruned. Shucks. Why?

Interesting question.

A pruned tree does not stop growing.

A pruned tree has begun to produce fruit.

A pruned tree has pleased the gardener with its growth and present level of fruitfulness.

Pruning provokes growth, which produces fruit.

This is the nature of life.