I received a response to my last blog post from Richard Brentlinger. We then entered into a debate and in the process he was linking his web site in my comment section.
His last comment (which I did not allow to be posted) had imbedded links in a sentence and since I did not want my blog to become a place for him to promote his agenda or advertise for his web site I decided not to post his comment.
In his last comment (which I did not post) he brought up old and expected questions which deserve a thorough and Biblical answer. The problem is in order to respond thoroughly I would have to post around 120 pages.
I have found that anything over an equivalency to 4 pages on a Word processing document posted on a blog will not be read. Rarely does anyone spend more than a minute reading this blog. His questions and objections are expected, they’re not new and so I’ll be providing a response in my book.
Speaking of which….
My day begins at 3 a.m.
I get up and begin writing and drinking coffee.
At around 6:30 a.m. I start getting ready for work and I’m on the road at 7 a.m.. On my way to work I listen to sermons on the radio (usually Alistair Begg) on my car stereo or sometimes Christian music to set my mind ready for the day.
At lunch I read my Bible for 30 minutes, take a 30-minute nap and then get back to work.
After work I go to the gym, read for 30 minutes (usually about theology or wine) while on a stationary bike, lift weights for 30-60 minutes, go home, eat dinner and I’m in bed by 8:30 – 9 p.m..
Then my day begins again at 3 a.m.
At this pace I can write about 40 pages (rough draft) a week. I have outlined 21 chapters for my book and I hope to have a rough draft completed by beginning next summer, a final version by the end of summer and it published by October 2010.
At this rate I estimate the book will be around 840 pages but I have more ideas for more chapters in the back of my head so I am sure it will be over 1,000 pages.
Should I publish it as one book? A series of books?
I don’t know.
I am trying to be both scholarly and pastoral, to deal with both the exegetical, apologetical and theological issues as well as the personal and practical issues.
I don’t need any financial assistance due to receiving a rather large inheritance.
However, I do need prayer and I anticipate that I will need some help editing and creating a web site to launch this book.
I also would really appreciate some time in the near future a partner in the ministry who has a similar vision and complimentary gifts, skills and talents. Specifically, I could really use the help of a computer geek who is Macintosh oriented.
I am also thinking through and reading books on the practical, logistical aspects of ministry and how to communicate cross-culturally. In essence, in my mind I am developing “A Theology of Missions to Sub-Cultures.”







