The last couple of weeks, I have slowed down a bit and took some time to rest. With the holidays coming, I am sure the next couple will be no exception. However, I have been stewing on the "template" study that will be used to create a study interface in WEbibe. 

It is going to be a redux of the best talks (at least in my opinion) I did while I was leading Young Life. Many of them are about the fundamentals. Big ideas, not too heavy on the meat, but nonetheless are the raw material for getting your mind around the kingdom worldview. 

Few people read this and that is fine. I have recently been inspired by my fiance who just started blogging. This is for me to document the building of WEbibe. It will be raw and honest. 

I have been using WEbibe for about a week now and I am almost ready to welcome in bunch of friends to join me. Once we launch a basic comment search function, the site should be at a spot where people can really start using it to record their experience with the Bible in community.

Here are some observations I have made while using WEbibe this week:

• My comments weren't forced. If I had nothing to say, I didn't say it. I didn't feel compelled to comment on everything. I chose to spend a few minutes dwelling on only those things that really stood out to me. 
• My comments were honest. In the past when using a blog or a forum to have a conversation or present an idea about something, I always felt as though I had to perform. There was this pressure that I had to sound smart, be disagreeable or advance the conversation in some profound way. On the contrary this week, I didn't really care what other people thought. I wrote my rawest reactions to the scriptures.
• My comments will be chronicled. This is something I am getting really excited about. While I approach the scriptures anew, at a different place in my life each time, I can now start see where I have been. Being able to see my collective comments about a verse or selection of verses is something that I hope will be instructive and encouraging as I continue to find and follow God through the years.