This Tide's A Turnin'

Do you ever come out of the bathroom naked and do kung-fu kicks in front of the mirror?

I couldn't sleep last night. I was up till like 5:30, and I left my window open and I could hear the drip of rain off the roof, and behind that the trickle of water down the gutters, and the rustle of leaves in the wind. And it was nice. But I was tossing and turning, so it was less nice.

I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye again. But it really feels like the first time, since the last time was like 10th grade and I didn't really pay any attention to it. And, it's a lot harder to appreciate a book when you're forced to read it. It's easier when I don't have to have chapters 12-15 by Thursday for the quiz.

Here's the thing: I am not very proficient in keeping up with the Lord. In fact, you might say the past several months have been a descent into a realm of non-existant spirituality. But I am tired of that. And let's face it, deep down, you're tired of it too. I know you. I have spoken with you and taken your comments to heart. We are broken and shattered. And I want to change that starting now. I have already started a spiritual renewal with some of you, and it has been a refreshing dose of capital J (for Jesus). But I want this phenomenon to go further. I want the community that was to be a community that is, electronically linked to each other for the sharpening and renewing of our faith.

I'm going to start small. I am going to try to give account for every day, whether I read my Bible or not. And if you would like to join me, either anonymously or ... nymously?, then please comment on your own daily spiritual search. And, even more, if you would like the public accountability that comes with posting your spiritual successes and failures, then join in on your own blog to give account for the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, of course (1 Peter 3:15). I think I can sucker some of you into this. I will try to post every day on my results, but if I miss a day or two, I will account for those days as well. First, I am asking you, the reader, to hold me to my promises. And then, only then, will I ask you to take it upon yourself. This tide's a turnin'.

I have not yet read my bible today.