A ‘Book’—Not a Blog

You may have noticed, dear Reader, that while getting the hang of this project, I’ve been using the site’s Blog Feed to post most of my content so far. It’s been invigorating to have the articles pop right into someone’s email box the second I get them drafted, and flattering to see people out there in the blogosphere ‘like’ my posts.

However, I do NOT want this to be another social media experience. I realize that what will serve my work and my readers best, is to post articles to Static Pages on the site, with titles linking readers to the articles. That way, one can easily navigate to certain topics, and return to articles for reference, without digging through a stream of old posts. Also, I can keep revising and improving these articles, because they are not time-sensitive. I may enable comments on pages so readers can respond to individual articles…but we’ll see about that.

I want this to function more like an online ‘book’ than a discussion forum. This site is intended for readers who want to ponder the information with care, rather than the quick-scrolling, anonymous public we usually encounter on blog sites. It’s also for me to develop my writing on these topics. Traffic is less important than organization and good writing. Depth is more important than reach.

I’m creating this website for three reasons :

1. as a service to people I know offline, who could use the information in written form (as well as people online who may discover it);
2. as a place to organize my notes, with an eye to turning this material into a printed book;
3. as a way to carry a message of hope, as a part of my own recovery and ongoing conversion, to those who want it—even though I am mostly confined to my living room with very small children.

I plan to use the Blog Feed to let people know when a new article has been posted to the site, or when an older article has been significantly updated—sort of like getting to read drafts of a book while it’s being written. I will probably post excerpts of the full articles to the Blog Feed, so people get can a taste of the content and subscribe if they like it. As of now, all of the information is free.

Readers may also contact me with specific questions on these topics or on their unique situation. I will address them privately through email, or publically in a Q&A format. You can also request specific topics you’d like to see covered here. Please click here, to send me your question or topic suggestion.

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Now, pour yourself another cup, get comfy and read on! May God bless you with whatever you truly need at this time, as you consider carefully the ideas within these pages.