Okay, so I am a little late on that one, but at least it is within the same week, right?

I’ve never been much of a New Years geek. I’ve never really made resolutions, or seen that big of a difference between December 31 and January 1, but I have to admit that I was looking forward to the New Year this time. The past year was a hard year for me in a number of ways, and the idea of a fresh start has been appealing. I even made some resolutions for the year. Well, not resolutions, really, but ideals to shoot for. Personal benchmarks, if you will.

Most of those goals are personal, however some of them relate to this blog. For starters, I’m (really) planning to post more often, ideally at least once a week. Also, I’d like to move the focus of the blog a little bit, focusing more on ministry, theology, and scholarship, than on personal stuff (though that will always be included, of course).

I also plan to increase the time I spend reading, and that is likely to be shown here through reviews, random quotes, and the like. Diana and I got rid of a lot of books last year (something I really regret), so I am now slowly building my library back up, which you can check out at LibraryThing. One of the benefits of starting over, and having limited funds to do so, is that I’ll get need to be discerning about what I buy, so I’ll spend less time reading fluff.

You may have noticed from a past post that I’m concerned about my health. Improving my health is the closest thing to a traditional resolution that I have this year. You may see posts about that occasionally. If you aren’t interested, skip them.

I’m looking forward to the coming months, and am trusting God for his faithful provision, and the transforming work of the gospel in the lives of myself and others. Will you join me?