What exactly is the “40 posts of purpose” blog all about?
Simply put, its an attempt at creating a virtual environment for working through Rick Warren’s book “The Purpose Driven Life”. It allows people in disparate locations to come together in a central location and post their own thoughts on each of the chapters of the book and to then comment on one-another’s posts. By having everyone post it’s obvious that everyone will get their say in an even-handed manner. Making other people comment on posts will allow for interactivity but it also shows a priority - comments are a secondary matter to the primary experience of working through the book and answering the questions that it raises.
“The Purpose Driven Life” is a book divided into short chapters with end-of-chapter questions. The author strongly suggests that the reader only read a single chapter a day at most, and ponder the implications of what it raises. A group setting provides an environment where people can come and know others are feeling the challenges of the material. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” (proverbs 27:17)
The internet has long been the meeting place of like-minded people from all manner of different geographical locations. It is my hope that the micro-publishing format of Blogger, combined with the episodic material will be a useful tool in (a) creating a group blog and (b) in changing our lives individually to be more like Jesus.
If you’re interested in joining in, leave me some feedback via the “Contact Me” box on the right. The only requirement is that you (a) own the book and (b) make a commitment to stick at the exercise for a few weeks.