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Are there certain Christian philosophies that just really, I mean really get under your skin? I know there are a couple that do bother me. And they bother me a lot.

Maybe it's just me, I don't know. Maybe I am the one that's way off base here. Maybe the bible I am reading is speaking to me differently than the bible that you read?

Lately, or shall I say for the past few months, I have been avoiding reading and or commenting on other peoples blogs. Why? Because way too often I find myself in disagreement with the point that the author is trying to share. I find this troublesome and a complete hindrance to maintaining the level of fellowship of which I so much desire.

Is it me? I ask that honestly. Am I that far out there? Because not only is it me not commenting on others blogs, but it's rare, and there are only a select few who comment on mine. I find this disappointing from either perspective. Many of you I have known and or communicated with for a couple of years. And to be quite honest, it's like we don't even know each other any longer.

Sincerely I ask, have I aggravated you in some way? Is there some reason why I am like a forgeigner in my own land so to speak? Is it because my beliefs are somehow from another realm that your own? Is it because I have not been participating on your own blogs?

Which leads me to the question, what do you suggest is the best way to respond to a blog whose topic or point of view I disagree with? Should I continue to refrain from commenting altogether? Should I offer the all to common and insincere, "amen"? Should I humbly state my reasons for disagreement and then list a few verses that back up my argument? Or should I do what I have been doing and just try to wipe the thoughts out of my mind and pretend I never read them?

I know this blog in itself seems like one big complaint. But the truth behind what I write here tonight is that I desire, and not only desire, but need the fellowship with many of you that I once enjoyed and that once nourished me. So I say to those of you whom I may have offended, please forgive me.

Advice? Opinions? Suggestions? Those are the real questions I ask.

So to stay on topic I say that yes, some things really do get under my skin based upon what my bible tells me. To name a couple and without going into detail or trying to prove my point, I list the following:

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• Is it God's desire to heal every time?
• Is God truly sovereign? Does nothing happen outside of His will?
• Is it right to ask God to pour out His Spirit?
• Should we pray for revival? Is God really holding out waiting for us to beg appropriately?
• Do we pray for the sick, or heal the sick?
• Do we pray that God saves the lost or is it by our preaching of the Gospel that saves them?

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I could go on and on. And to be truthful, my own mind, according to the way my bible speaks to me, is made up about these things. Many of my blogs reflect where I stand on these and other matters in case you are curious. But I have to say that it's difficult for me to respond to blogs that go contrary to my own revelations for these and many other topics.

Why this blog? Why now? I can't really say for certain other than the fact is that I miss a lot of you guys and gals. I no longer feel like part of the family, and family is the one thing that I don't have.

So feel free to chime in with whatever observations and or comments you may wish to make, And please, by all means, and by way of the title of this very blog, feel welcomed to share what kind of things, theologically speaking, bother you about either my blogs, or others you may or may not read.

Despite my seemingly regular periods of separation, I still love you brothers and sisters,
Michael

P.S. Out of the norm for me, I switched this blog font back to "medium".