Even though it is sort of a goofy title, I named my blog “Something Happened on the Way” because something always happens on the way to whatever goal or destination we have set our sights on and we made plans for. I planned to be active on this blog with lots of great content and to engage in some great conversations, but as so often is true, something happened on the way.

My last blog post was just under a year and a half ago, and after that I sort of disappeared. It wasn’t because I had lost interest, but because my schedule was more hectic than I expected, and I wanted to take time to make sure that I was using my blog in a way that made sense to me and to any readers.

Many of the blogs I follow focus on an area of expertise by the host, which has led to me to ask “what areas of expertise could I write about that other people would find interesting and helpful?” One obvious area would be topics related to the Bible (like ways to apply the Bible to our daily lives), but I don’t know that I would bring anything new to the table that is different from the millions of other blogs by a million other pastors out there. I could write on Mormonism or on driver education and I will write on those areas in the coming months, but I am not sure I want to create a whole blog just for those topics. Even though I hoped for a single focus with my blog, it will ultimately be like most personal blogs: a wide range of topics discussed from the view of the author.

I originally said that I wanted to blog a bit recklessly to see what themes might emerge and I did find one theme that I overlooked earlier. When I published my last post, I almost instantly regretted it; I desperately do not want to be one of those people who always wants the spotlight. I didn’t even like the writing in the post itself (I might go back and rewrite it). Yet, even in the mess, I found something I am passionate about: productivity…especially for pastors who don’t always use technology well and need every tool they can get their hands on. I want to do more posts about productivity tools, not to review them (many people can do that better than I), but to highlight the various ways they can be used in ministry to make the journey smoother. Some thoughts that are rattling around in my head for these kinds of posts are: going all Google for 30 days, seeing if you can ditch Office 2016 for the Office Online apps, strategies for using note-taking apps, and comparing fantasy football sites (hey, all work and no play…).

So welcome back and let’s celebrate the things that happen on our journey together.