Larry Osborne Has a Blog

I haven't given up on blogging, it's just that the chemo is pretty much kicking my butt these days so it's rare that I feel like I have anything to say or the energy to say it.  So, your continued prayers would be appreciated.  The news is still good though - I am responding to the chemo and have high hopes of a return to something like normal in a few months, but the road to normal is going to be a little harder than I had anticipated.

In the meantime I wanted to share with you a new find in the blogosphere.  Larry Osborne, pastor of North Coast Community Church in Vista, CA and author of several books is now blogging, or maybe it's just that I have just found him.

I have been to one of his conferences read his books The Unity Factor, Sticky Church and Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God, now republished as Spirituality for the Rest of Us.  I would trade his thoughts on spirituality and ministry for 90% of the popular stuff out there today.  He is refreshingly contrarian, as the one title suggests, and my best description is that he offers us a vision of life and ministry full of biblical common sense and minus the hype and super-spirituality that characterizes so much of what we read. 

I will confess that I also have a great personal affection for him since he was one of the many who wrote a note of encouragement when I found out I had cancer, even though he doesn't know me.

That aside I highly commend Larry's books and now blog to you - Larry Osborne Live.

Comments

[Bob C]

Welcome back! You've been missed and in my prayers each time I've checked to see if you were up to blogging yet. May the good Lord bless and encourage you & yours through all that's happening.

[Dan Phillips]

I've missed you, was concerned, and was about to drop a note. Glad to hear you're still kicking. Your course had been smoother than anticipated previously; sorry you've hit a 4WD patch.

I'm praying for you, brother. Hang in there.

[David Wayne]

Thanks Bob & Dan. Yep Dan you are right, it seemed like comparatively smooth sailing there for awhile but the last two and a half weeks especially have been pretty bad - mainly with fatigue, and along with the deep fatigue comes quite the emotional let down. The doc has me on ritalin now - I didn't realize it but they use this sometimes for deep fatigue. Today's my first day on it and I feel pretty good so we'll see how it goes.

[Dan Phillips]

I didn't know that either.

Is it helping you concentrate better, too?

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