What I Owe the Baptist Board

I just looked at my last "sermon" I typed down in "why people leave our churches" and saw it was #1999. If I do my math right (hey, I teach in a public university) that means this post will hit the 2000 mark.

I want this to be a paean of thanks for what this BB has meant to me in the past 12 months.<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>An outlet for my gift of teaching, to share truths from 30+ years in the ministry with others<LI>An opportunity to learn from some really great people - all different levels of experience, education, age, gender<LI>An outlook that broadened from my ifb position to see the views and rationale of Baptists from a spectrum of theological positions<LI>An open heart to share in the real needs and burdens of brothers and sisters in Christ<LI>An obligation to our Webmaster to continue HIS vision of a great BB that will develop and strengthen the church<LI>An option to the "garbage" on the net, to look forward each day to reading posts (and responding 2000 times) on good issues that have "meaning"<LI>A oneness with each contributor, even though some stay for a short time, some "lurk" and never post, and some have weird theology (unlike mine that is always right)<LI>An obtrusive love for the Lord, permeating my life, as I have grown to know Him and love Him better during the past 12 months<LI>An ongoing desire to continue on the BB, to help where I can, opine where I should, refrain when oil is needed on troubled waters, and press toward 3000[/list] Thanks to all three of you who actually read my posts rather than skip over them to the more interesting fare!