Over the past week I have been reflecting on what has been happening in my life and what the Lord has convicted me of. After the amazing experience of going to InterVarsity's missions conference Urbana 06, I was convicted of not taking enough focus on cultivating my relationship with God. The Lord used my good friend and roomate from SLT 2005, Scott. He shared with me how he has been going through the Bible 1 chapter at a time and studying it and posting his thoughts after reading online in his blog. That got me thinking about my Daily Quiet Times and how they have been more like Weekly or Monthly Quiet Times. Then when I came home from Urbana I began reading a new book I had bought there called A Mind for God by James Emery White. I just finished it about 2 hours ago. In it White argues that the cultivation of our mind is essential to spiritual growth. That it is an ongoing process of reading, studying, reflecting, and applying Scripture to our lives. This is something that excites me as a philosophy major and a Christian. I realize it needs to start with consistent study and reflection on Scripture. That is where this blog comes in. This is where I will post my thoughts on the Scripture from my DQT's.
The reason I am using this blog, instead of a private journal, is that I want to be upfront and honest about how my DQT's are going and show people that I am actually doing them. Also an even larger goal of this blog is to live my faith out load by engaging in the ongoing dialogue on historic and current issues and the big questions. I pray that the Lord is honored by this endeavor, the Body of Christ built up, and the world educated about the Truth claims of Christ in culture.
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