New Idea

For the blog, I've been thinking about doing something a little different, but I didn't want to spring it on my loyal readers without a warning.

How about we have a work of fiction and each day we get a little farther into the story?  In other words, the way you would read a book on vacation -- a segment at a time.  I'm not sure how long it will last, maybe a couple of weeks?  But here's the thing.  I want to hear from you as to whether or not you like it once we get going tomorrow.  If it doesn't work, then we'll return to the usual format.

You can easily reach me (if you don't want to use the "comment" that goes along with the blog) at knelsen@uakron.edu.  I read my emails at least once a day. 

Also, if you have any ideas for the blog or subject matter that you would like to see explored, that would be great too.

So that's it for today, other than a comment from me on the news lately.  Is it just because it's summer or have there been an awful lot of murders lately?  And some of them involve really little kids which is heartbreaking. 

God gave us the ten commandments.  He gave them to the Israelites while they were seeking a place of peace from persecution, while they were nomads without a home.  They are a marvelous guidepost for us in succinct form.  According to a website about the commandments, it states that they are the very minimum of behavior to live a Christian life, but they are far from everything. 

1. I am the LORD your God. You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. 
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
3. Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. 
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not kill.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall not steal.
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

According to a website I visited about the ten commandments, "Again, the Ten Commandments are a description of the basic freedom from sin that is necessary to live as a Christian. They are a minimum level of living, below which we must not go."  It also states that each of the commandments is a summary of an entire category of actions. 

The example the site gives is that #8, bearing false witness, refers to any sort of falsehood including lying, perjury, slander, rash judgment, etc.  It's worth a review of all of this once in a while; it was for me today.

So tomorrow -- we will begin with the story.  See you then.