Journey With Bill - Intro

Dear friend,

I first wanted to introduce my website (blog) and what purpose I hope it will serve. I have for some time now wanted to have a blog, but I also know that I am not someone who will be posting and checking it daily. I tend to get busy and my internet time is limited; but I have felt from time to time that there are matters I would like to make public or that the Lord would like me to share (and I don't feel comfortable loading up everybody's email in-box). My interest isn't in airing my opinions—I simply would like to publicize some aspects of my life and journey with others who would like to know more and join me on a deeper level. I hope that my posts—as irregular as they are—will be encouraging, thought-provoking, challenging, or helpful as God directs. Perhaps some of them will simply be cries for help or prayer or just more insight into my journey. Please feel free to leave comments. I tend to ask questions, which to some seem redundant and to others disturbing—sometimes to myself as well—but I believe to be at least fairly important. For such questions, I again welcome your feedback. Living overseas is full of new experiences and challenges. But it also makes for some good stories and memories. Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to share the details of my work publicly. I am living in a restricted-access country under a government that wants total control and the knowledge of Jesus limited. Therefore, I would urge you NOT to include details of my whereabouts and/or my work. I would rather keep things general and personal regarding issues that are relevant everywhere, not just here. Here are some helpful tips to get you started:

1. I'll be breaking one of the golden rules of blogging by not updating by blog frequently. This means that if you come by from time to time, you may find nothing new. However, instead of never returning again, what I would prefer to do is to ask you to sign up to receive notifications when I make new posts. This way you only need to stop by when there's something to read. You can do this by adding your email address under "Google groups" in the upper-right. You may also make comments for any of my posts. You can change your email preferences at any time or unsubscribe if you don't find it worthwhile.

2. You can also "Follow" (see right panel). Followers are "fans" or regulars of the blog. You can see and interact with others who are also followers. However, becoming a follower will not add you to the email list. You must sign up under Google groups to receive emails of new posts.

Be blessed, and glad you stopped by! :)

Bill