It's Always Different
I have been
fascinated while reading our September blogs by the variety of paths that
inspire writing. Those stories relate surprising and intricate ways God has
brought many InScribers to write for Him, and I confess provoke a little envy that
my journey is just plain ordinary.
But the form
of our call is does not determine its importance. God has a storehouse of
methods to gain our attention and call His people to action, more than we can
imagine. Furthermore, His timing does not always coincide with ours.
I didn’t
venture into serious writing until my late sixties. But I was always intrigued
how versatile the English language is, particularly in determining the tone of
our message, whether to friends, in ministry, or for business documents.
During those
earlier years, like many people, I always had a vague desire to “write my story
some day.” But as I grew towards retirement and an increasing assurance of my
faith, I became incensed with so much arrogant nonsense our declining culture calls
truth.
With the Great Grandkids
Coupled with
that, our growing family of grandchildren and great grandchildren became the
focus of our concern and prayers. We didn’t want our dear family caught up in
falling and failing values that increasingly bring misery.
So began a
journey to leave a legacy of basic truths of our faith, and their relevance to a
joyful life of meaning: a life not dependent on earthly health or wealth, but
energized by a settled status with God and his eternal reality.
The words of
Paul continue to be my motivation, “We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on
what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal,”
2 Corinthians 4:18. Little in this life makes sense without this starting
point.
Thus, among
other areas of ministry Ann and I feel called to in our latter years of life, writing
has become a major focus—as long as we remain coherent! A written legacy of
faith will reach further into coming generations than spoken words that dissolve
in the wind.
Sixty Years Married
