It's been a long, long time!

I thought that it would be easy to maintain a blog while getting that M. Div. I guess I was wrong! At any rate, I do plan on being more active in writing and getting back into the swing of writing and working on sermon ideas, theological issues and all of the other fun stuff that I have written about in the past. Before I go any further, I would like to say that I am so grateful to God for all that he has done in the past few years. I feel even more assured in my calling, more confident in the salvation that was given to me and more vibrant and alive than ever.
These previous posts are from the "IWU era" - when I was working on my MML in Marion.
Many changes have occurred in my life since my last post, most significantly, that I am no longer an M.Div student but rather an M.Div holder - from Asbury Theological Seminary! Praise the Lord for that! Second, I am seeking a full-time ministerial appointment - more on that later. Third, I am the father of almost two teenagers - Kellie is an "old" 12 while Zach is 14. Fourth, Christie is hard at work on her BA from IWU. Soon enough, there will be 2 degree holders from IWU in the house!
So, with that, I'd like to kick off a new season of blogging!