Just cro-chiming in...

Guys,

I have read your posts - all of which, I think, have included some clause about making an attempt at writing coherently, while reserving the right to potentially abandon the ship of a logical flow in the event of cerebral flatulence. I am bucking the trend; I make no claim to an attempt at coherence. Read on, reader.

The reason I am excited about this book is because I think it is ultimately about obedience. In order for us to be obedient, we have to see the pathway - our obstinate nature has to be exposed, and our ignorance has to be dealt with. I think the Lord is using Francis Chan in my life to expose my stubbornness in wanting to live according to the flesh, and He is dealing with my blindness to the fact that there is more -there is better - available.

Imagine what life would be like if we had simple & continuous access to God. How different would our lives be if we could be in a steady flow of fellowship with Him? What things would we start to care about that we currently never even think of? What things would we stop caring about that currently consume so much of our mind's energy? I think that we would be so phenomenally different. To be honest, in some ways, I think we would be like my mom - or like John Piper - or like Mr. Matt from Pine Valley Bible Camp. I can think of people who live that way, and I can't think of anything that Christ has made available to them which He has withheld from me.

The Lord is so excessively kind to us. It's clear to me that it is on His heart to draw us nearer to Himself...so that we can see more of His kingdom in our time on the earth, and so that we can learn just how fantastic He is so that, in turn, we will experience the greatest joy man can know as we grow in love for Him. Because the Father loves us, He put it on the heart of a man to write a book about how we can know Him as He really is. I'm excited for this journey, and I'm mega excited that you're all taking it too.

It is my prayer that we would have more of God in our short time on the earth so that we might be better conditioned for eternity. Lord, give us more of Your Spirit!