This One’s For Me

It’s kind of hard to believe that this old man’s ramblings have been going on for over three years now. Prior to the gift of Incite from Rachel and Steve, I was trying to work my way through a self-imposed exile from the church by way of a supposedly cyber-ministry. If anyone is interested in taking a look at how that went, just click on the Profile link at the right and you will be taken to the archives of that rather sorry endeavor. I have not found it especially easy to be “called” to what I understand to be a prophetic ministry when no one can hear it but me. It is humbling and somewhat embarrassing to realize that what seems critically important inside my own head is often not a shared concern. The question of sanity is legitimate, and I repeatedly remind myself that the little voice within is symptomatic of pathological delusion. Hence, the therapeutic value of Incite. Something akin to one’s home being a castle, I find blogging to be the safest place to be crazy. Here I can be audacious enough to challenge the greatest powers in the world from the safety of relative anonymity. Here I can be presumptuous enough to believe I have something to say. Here I can pretend that I’m part of making a better world, and no one is the worse for it (perhaps with the exception of you, dear reader). Tomorrow should prove to be somewhat historic in the life of our family, and with the achievement of that milestone I intend to turn the corner and head Incite in a new direction. Fear not, however, because I won’t be able to shake off the lunacy that easily. I’m just looking forward to new and different ways to express my insanity.