opening dialogue

This blog is a work in progress and a spiritual discipline of sorts as I work out the gift of writing that God has been working into me for the past several years.

My goal when I began this particular blog (an earlier one completely failed and never got past the title) was to write a post that delved into the Word of God -- the entrees of Jeremiah's Menu -- at least once a week.... well that hasn't happened.

I try to listen to God and develop this blog His way. The same way I try to live my days. Sometimes my voice gets in the way of His and my imagination seems louder than the Spirit's. Goals I set will not be met because they are mine and not His.

I have been challenged by the work of another blogger, Ann Voskamp, and her incredible site to try to post something everyday except Sunday. She does this as a spiritual discipline even though she has six children she home schools and lives on a working farm.

Yesterday, it struck me that our dinner table is very quiet. We are lacking conversation as we eat the portions of God's Word sitting before us. So today begins a challenge for me...I hope it's God's idea and not mine...time will tell.

Dinner Conversation will be daily: Monday thru Saturday.
In between the serving of each course the conversation will drift to what is stirring in my heart. It may or may not have anything to do with what's on the table -- conversation is organic and unpredictable. At this point I'm not sure what it will look like. Maybe a question to consider or random thoughts about God, life and His Word.

I hope that each day our conversations will be Christ-centered and fill our hearts with a longing to live likewise. Increasing our hunger for God and His Word.

I hope that you will be quick to add your comments, questions or random thoughts to the conversation.

I hope that God will be in the midst.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,

do it all for the glory of God.

1Corinthians 10:31