digital alters
I read that 60-80% of blogs are abandoned after only a few postings. Seems like a nice, trendy idea at first, but the commitment of it is entirely different. I was recently reminded again why I do it.
Alter building was common in scripture. When Abram was promised land and descendants from the Lord, he built an alter. Why? Because I'm sure there were days he needed to be reminded of the promise. Sarah was well past the age of fertility. My guess is he needed to literally stare at that stone alter every so often and say, "that's right, this is what you've done and promised."
When I left Scotland a few days ago to begin the next stage in our journey, I looked through the past few years on this blog. I realized something: We tend to remember what we should forget, and forget what we should be remembering. Call it selective memory or some other cognitive mechanism. Regardless, we do it all the time!
The blog has been my digital alter. As I flipped through some of the logs I posted over the past few years, I was flooded with memories I had completely forgotten about. The story of financial provision in the nick of time last summer, the favor we had at The Forest Cafe, and just the daily stories of the visible awareness of God's presence in our lives.
I got chills that afternoon.
I can't wait to look upon this next year a year from now and remember what God has been up to in our lives.
Alter building was common in scripture. When Abram was promised land and descendants from the Lord, he built an alter. Why? Because I'm sure there were days he needed to be reminded of the promise. Sarah was well past the age of fertility. My guess is he needed to literally stare at that stone alter every so often and say, "that's right, this is what you've done and promised."
When I left Scotland a few days ago to begin the next stage in our journey, I looked through the past few years on this blog. I realized something: We tend to remember what we should forget, and forget what we should be remembering. Call it selective memory or some other cognitive mechanism. Regardless, we do it all the time!
The blog has been my digital alter. As I flipped through some of the logs I posted over the past few years, I was flooded with memories I had completely forgotten about. The story of financial provision in the nick of time last summer, the favor we had at The Forest Cafe, and just the daily stories of the visible awareness of God's presence in our lives.
I got chills that afternoon.
I can't wait to look upon this next year a year from now and remember what God has been up to in our lives.
posted by dcschmiddy at 12:04 PM
2 Comments:
I've been so blessed by getting a glimpse into your lives via your blog. I'm looking forward to reading about the next part of your journey in future blogs. Thanks for sharing with us, Dave and Kate.
dave and kate,
i'm so excited to see what God has up his sleeves for you two! it's exciting. know that you're in my prayers.
hugs from Norway,
kelly
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