This is the Day

Well, here I go. Today I enter into the land of blogs. I am excited about my chance to share with anyone who will listen and everyone who will care. So there you have it, this is the day. To start this blog out I'd like to simply say that I probably won't write every day. Sometimes I might not write every week. But I will write. And I will encourage dialog. I willl try to answer questions. But I WILL NOT debate.

I have never seen any benefit in a debate--especially when it pertains to personal interpretation of scripture and religion. People who want to debate every little thing simply want to argue their opinion with no real chance of learning something new or changing a particular stand. This drives me away from debate! I have come to know that with new information comes the probability of a new idea on an old subject! When armed with more information it is wise to reconsider what was once thought as rock solid.

Debates don't offer this as a option. I have never seen a debate where one of the people conceded that perhaps the other was right! Why? Because one who debates is not in it to learn--he or she is in it to win!

I will say right at the start that I have learned the value of allowing new information to change my mind about old subjects! And I am a blessed man today for being willing to allow my mind to be transformed into further truth. I reserve the right to change my mind when new information is given to me--and I will not debate that!

Blessings all!

Pastor Rob