Absence makes the heart grow fonder…

So after a six-week pause due to myriad circumstances keeping me from thinking clearly, much less posting, I will again attempt to log the musings de Matt (Aside: In searching out the correct use of “myriad,” I discovered it can be used both as a noun and an adjective.  Therefore, “myriad circumstances” and “a myriad of cirumstances” are both correct.  Thought you might want to know.)  Since I wanted to go back and reread what I wrote previously anyway, I thought I would give you a recap of past posts:

Preface – “About Matt” – If you want to know something about me, read this.  If you would rather try to piece together a picture of me from my writings, don’t.  So mysterious…

1. May 8, 2008 – “From a tiny spark…” – For my first post, I wanted to give the reader a sense of where I am coming from when I write; a sense of my desire to worship in purity while not misleading the reader into thinking I already do so.  The “Why Flame Blue?” page repeats many of these same thoughts, with a challenge for you, the reader, to journey along with me.  From what I can tell, it is a long (eternity, anyone?) journey.

2. May 9, 2008 – “For my joy…” – Perhaps my most difficult post to relate in full.  I still have to read it twice to make sure I believe myself.  I do.  Please do not take this post the wrong way.  I do not think Christianity to be a man-centered pursuit at all.  However, I wanted it to be offensive to nominal Christianity, so it may be a bit over the top.

3. May 14, 2008 – “Love endures…” – Hmm… It is so interesting to read my own writings, albeit nearly 3 months later, and not remember fully the thoughts behind the words.  There is so much more here to be explored…

4. May 15, 2008 – “Revealing the darkness…” – I LOVE this quote from Chesterton, but I’m not sure if my thoughts added anything to his idea or not.  You tell me.

5. May 17, 2008 – “How long O Lord…” – An afternoon of grief over the pain of the world around us.

6. May 20, 2008 – “Epic sacrifice…” - My most disappointing post (at least in my eyes) to date.  The idea behind it simply wasn’t full quite yet, and I tried to force it.  I will revisit this in the future.  I would appreciate any thoughts you might have.

7. May 28, 2008 – “A life laid bare…” – I enjoy writing poetry when the impulse comes.  From the pages of an “ancient” journal.

8. June 4, 2008 – “Of pleasure and puddles…” – My most difficult, most edited, and, to me, most fulfilling post to date.  It is long, but there is so much in this thought, and much left to be said.  If you haven’t read it yet, think about this question first: What is the opposite of lust?

9. June 9, 2008 – “What Jesus Demands #1…” – OK, maybe this is my most difficult post.  Again, it can be very difficult to pull an argument around from thought to conclusion in a single page.  Really, this is a (poor) attempt at a summary of the beliefs of John Piper on the doctrine of salvation.  I also used this post to explain why I am a “Calvinist,” or whatever you want to call me.

10. June 11, 2008 – “Law of Fading Consequences…” – Man, I really like the idea behind this post.  We’ll certainly come back to the foundation of it at some point.  To summarize, it is really difficult to endure with patience the race set before us without, like so many hares before us, stopping occasionally to take a nap.

11.  July 16, 2008 – “Impacts and things…” – 10 posts in 34 days, then nothing.  This post is a simple summary of the most impacting teachings and websites I could think of at the time.  Not really a new thought.

Well, there you have it.  Now you only have to read the posts that interest you.  Or not.  Or maybe no one is reading this and I am talking to myself.  Oh, the life of an amatuer blogger.

Peace. MB

~ by littleblueflame on September 3, 2008.