Some time ago, a neighbor and good friend shared a bottle of wine with me. It was a Washington State wine, which he brought back from a visit home.

Snoqualmie Cabernet-Merlot. It was really, really good. So, if you ever see it, try some.

They don’t have it in stores around here.

I used to think I knew a lot more than I actually knew. And I think my blog shows it. Nowadays, I don’t post as much theological stuff. It’s because I now know I know less than I know. I know more than I knew, but I think that is part of realizing that I don’t know enough.

Plus, it isn’t my job to go around waxing theological, particularly in a sterilized, cold fashion. I was reminded of this yesterday, when I saw an old friend say something on a messageboard. I hadn’t talked to her in ages (because it’s a damaged relationship) and I learned yesterday that she’s changed a bit, and gone through some “stuff”. And one of my first impulses was to post on here about how sad it is for people to get so mixed up in screwy thinking and practice. But what good is that? I didn’t tell her what to do. Many others did, and they used the Bible to prove how right they were. Instead, I wrote a message to her. I just told her that I was moved for her, and that I prayed for her. Somehow, I think what I did was far more helpful than what some of the others did.

So anyhow… that experience sort of encapsulates my blog story. I think much more can be accomplished than nit-picking this or that. Of course, nit-picking is very self-stimulating, and helpful. That’s why I still do it privately – if you could only see all the drafts stored in blogger. But, I don’t have a whole lot to offer in that department.