Mr. Clark and Mr. Lewis

Dear Reader,

Forgive my long absence for I have been mentally exhausted and have not entirely been pleased with my own writing. I'd welcome any feedback on anything, from writing styles to topics.  I know I've been writing mostly to myself but for the few readers that happen to chance upon this blog, I'd like to know what your looking for/like in blogs and in life.
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Earlier this month I was very fortunate to have Steve Clark come and visit. No not the guitarist of Def Leppard,  I would have been scared out of my mind. This Steve is the guy who started The Sword of the Spirit, Servants of the Word and writer of many Christian books which I'm also getting around to reading. One of the most recent ones I finished is 'Knowing God's Will' - awesome read and I'll probably write up on it eventually too.

We had a good chat about everything that's going on really and it didn't register with me exactly what was the outcome or message that we were revolving on. Not till about a week later, after some reflection and some help from a very good friend of mine that I realized. See me and Steve talked about challenges and persevering, 'hanging in there', not quiting, doing things for the right reasons - God, and really opening up to what He has in store. Then a conversation with my friend a week later hammered things home/ knocked it out of the park (baseball reference since its October). The message is "waiting".  Waiting on the Lord because He knows what's best, and He shall show us in time when we are ready. When we are finished being "battered by the shocks of doom" God shall make real the vision He has for us. Thank you friend for this.

Current book: Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.

I haven't read a lot of Lewis's work. I think the only one that I finished is Screwtape Letters which was a doozie of a challenge (check it out and you'll understand why) and  that took a while. I am now moving to Mere Christianity as I was told it is a good/easier book to follow, and so it is.  For one who has been a Christian for some time now I am finding things which I either over look, took for granted and even tried to avoid. Lewis explains things, facets/aspects of Christianity, in ways which not only helps me understand them better but allow me to share with others better. Sharing regarding the book to come, once I finish.

"Life is not as idle ore,
  But iron dug from central gloom,
   And battered by the shocks of doom
    To shape and use." - Oswald Chambers