Summit Ministries

I find that the hardest part about writing a blog entry, or any other written work, is just getting started. I have a lot of thoughts rumbling around in my head, but getting them down on paper is a challenge that often brings me to my knees (sometimes in prayer...sometimes in defeat). If I was sitting across from you at a coffee shop I would have no problem talking your ear off about whatever is the topic at hand. Fortunately for you, I'm not sitting across from you at a coffee shop talking your ear off. Unfortunately for me I'm not sitting across from you, but rather am sitting here at the computer trying to type this out, editing and re-editing as I go. But somehow I am managing to get this out, and yes, there is a point to this.

One way that we would love for you to get involved here at Summit.org is to join the discussion in our new forum: Just A Thought. You all have great questions that you are probably thinking, and you all have great answers that are just waiting to be put out there. Just A Thought is a forum that provides you the opportunity to ask your questions and provide your thoughts/answers in response to others.

But if you are like me, getting those questions/answers formulated in your mind and typed out can be a daunting task. You would rather be at that coffee shop talking it out. The best way to deal with this is to head on over to the forum, read some questions (there's only 1 at the moment), and start typing your thoughts in response to the questions. You may have to just get it out there and then edit it before you post it. But that is how you begin, just getting your thoughts out there. Others will come along and post their responses, which will in turn help you and everyone else to refine your/their own thoughts on the issue. That is how a great online discussion gets started.

To kick things off, Jason asked a great question (as an extension of a question from Dr. Michael Bauman): "What is your (specifically your) purpose in life?". Whether writing out your thoughts comes easily or not, head on over to the forum and join the discussion. Everyone would love to know your thoughts on this question.