Fourth

Four years ago today, blogging commenced here at robbymac.

There have often been changes, as Journeymates came and went, and I shifted from being a bassist in a Celtic Rock band (with some graphic design work here and there) to being full-time at YWAM Okanagan.

There's been a number of changes to the look of this site over the past four years, as well:
And without putting too much weight on "significant numbers", it is interesting to note the following:

1. 30 years ago I became a Christian at a high school crusade; despite being raised in a good Christian family, it took me a few years longer than more spiritually sensitive people like, say, my little sister, to "get it"
   
2. 20 years ago, I graduated from Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies, and was all gung-ho about a future in pastoral ministry
   
3. 10 years ago, Wendy and I left Vancouver Island after seven years of pastoral ministry, and crashed head-first into the wilderness known as "detoxing from church".

And along the way, I have become friends with other bloggers who I have come to love and respect a great deal; some of them I've even had the chance of finally meeting in person, and still have hopes of meeting more Journeymates in the "analog" world as well. My life has been enriched by all of you.

Since the inception of this blog, the word "journey" has figured prominently in the imagery on this site. And in hindsight, I'm really glad that it did, as there have been many twists and turns along the way, and it truly has been a "journey". From the early days of just starting to tell my own story, to putting down some thoughts on Detoxing From Church, through the online version of Post-Charismatic which Kingsway Communications will be publishing in book form later this fall, and now as we continue to delve into what it means to be charis-missional... yeah, the only word that really describes it has been and continues to be "journey".

Thanks to all who are walking with me, and here's to another year!