Congratulations to the Marathon Man and Expository Discussion

Not sure if I’ve told you, but recently I started playing squash again.  Yeah.  I am.  Love it too.  Playing it with a brother in Derby who really looks out for me, and is a quality hombre.

So I’m doing my squash thing and feeling good about doing something relatively physical.  Right in the middle of that, I read this.  Running a marathon is no small fry deal.  For Alan Knox to have completed his first one is a big deal as I’m concerned and it’s an achievement that puts my squash thing into perspective.  Don’t get me wrong – I don’t feel inferior because Alan is now not just a great blogger by a Marathon Man.  I’m not that way inclined to feel jealous at all!  (I am very jealous.)  It is just to state quite how immensely overhoyed for him at the accomplishment and desirous that he should go on from strength to strength.

Whilst over on that blog post I read his kind mentioning of something I wrote recently.  What really grabbed my attention was his mention of a post put together by another great blogger, Eric over at A Pilgrim’s Progress.  The concept Eric discusses is the expository discussion, promoting every member a believer and priest.  This means each one has a valid contribution to make on understanding scripture.

I read with fascination about this idea, as it was something I had the privilege of watching in action, and the different dimension and greater depth everyone received as each made their contribution.  It certainly enriched the learning process.  Someone rightly commented how afterwards people felt exhilarated due to everything.  That compliment really marked out the benefits to be received when we put expositional discussion in practice and appreciate how liberating it is to be in those kind of settings.

I certainly wholeheartedly endorse the perspective.

For His Name’s Sake

Shalom

C. L. J. Dryden