I got out my calculator today and discovered that I have written 2,169 pages since I began writing Diligently Seeking God in 1999 — and I have only 27 pages to write before I finish writing Walking in Christ. My goal was to finish the book by year’s end, and if the Lord will keep me going for two more months, we just might make it!
As I write this report, I would be less than honest if I didn’t admit that I’m very tired. This year has taken a toll on me, and at this point, I feel that I’m just staggering from one day to the next. But the Lord never promised us more than one day’s strength at a time, so I’m trying to construct these last 27 essays One. Page. At. A. Time.
Although the hard copy of Walking in Christ will not be available until probably next March, I am going to start sending out the pages by daily email on January 1. If you wish to subscribe to these emails, you can do so by visiting the link below. You will receive a confirmation email which you must respond to in order to receive the daily emails. Just be aware that the emails themselves won’t start until January 1.
https://mailchi.mp/45e46806017a/walking-in-christ
And speaking of email lists, beginning early next year I am going to begin “cleaning” all of the lists for the daily emails that I send out. I am charged for the number of people who are on each of these lists, whether people actually read the emails or not. So I will be asking all subscribers to respond to a confirmation email, indicating that they wish to continue receiving the emails. Unfortunately, this will result in a reduction in the numerical size of my mailing lists, but the subscribers that remain will be higher quality subscribers, since they will have taken the time to respond to the confirmation request. Thus all of the subscribers on each list will be “confirmed” subscribers, and that will result in wordpoints.com having a higher “compliance” rating in the email service industry.
On another note, several months ago, I volunteered to be among those who do the “Scripture reading” on Sunday mornings where I worship, and I have enjoyed doing this. Usually the reading is done by the young men in the congregation, so I have received some good-natured teasing about being “too old” for this job (and I have indeed had to be careful to get up the steps to the pulpit and back down again without falling), but I believe there is no more important part of what we do than actually reading God’s word to the congregation. I have tried to take the responsibility seriously, even on Sundays when the reading is only a few verses long. So . . . pray that I won’t fall down and that my voice will clearly articulate every precious word that I am privileged to read from the Scriptures.
We are now in the fall of the year. This is the time of year when we harvest what we’ve planted earlier in the year, both physically and spiritually. It is a season in which we take stock of ourselves and our work in the Lord. And it’s not too early to begin thinking about what our goals might be in the Lord’s work in 2027. I pray that you will enjoy this season — both as you look behind you and as you look ahead.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for helping me to get this close to writing the last page of Walking in Christ.
Gary Henry – WordPoints.com + AreYouaChristian.com
WRITING GOALS
Pray with me that I will be given the ability to finish these works by January 1, 2040
- Walking in Christ — Book 6 in the WordPoints Daybook Series. Target: March 2027.
- Going Home — Book 7 in the WordPoints Daybook Series. Target: November 2030.
- Seeking God in the Psalms — a 52-lesson study — theme for each week, studies for Monday-Friday.
- Essays on Ecclesiastes — wrestling with the message of Ecclesiastes and its relevance for us today
- Encountering Christ — what the Scriptures teach about Jesus Christ . . . and why we should believe it.
