I stand corrected. But I must defend the term “bloggin” from my own personal copy of Gramatically and Syntactically Appropriate Phrases as used in the South. Although it could be true that “blogging” is the appropriate spelling and is pronounced with the distinctive “ing” sound at the end for those who presume to speak proper English (Those from England, Scotland, and points north of South Carolina), in our part of the world it is “bloggin.” When we take our trucks and four-wheelers into a muddy place on a wonderfully rainy today like today, we are not going “bogging.” We are “boggin.” When we choose to talk about one another for matters ultimately spiritual, you know: “let me tell you about what so and so is doing so you can pray for them,” we are not “gossiping,” we are “gossipin.” When we pick at one another we are not “bugging” one another; we are “buggin.” And we are about to depart for some place other than where we are, we are not “fixing to” go somewhere, we are “fixin to” (the discussion of what the prior phrase means is the subject of another “bloggin” session that I am not fixin to start now). So, I hope Ihave educated you enough now that you know that for those of us who are southerners, it is “bloggin” and not “blogging.” Enough on that as I’m fixin to do some bloggin about gossipin that is goin on.

One other thing for right now. If you have not read the post today from Rusty and Joy, read it. They are a walking manuscript of what it means to have the Spirit of God manifest through your life. Their sincerity is striking. Their honesty is refreshing. And their commitment to Jesus is so real and shines so clearly through all they communicate. Read it and be encouraged. I read it and was convicted and encouraged.

More later on twentieth century changes. But don’t think it was all bad or that those of us who are a part of the generation that followed are better than those who preceded us. The boomers are not better than the builders and the busters that followed the boomers are not the best that has been. Each generation has in its midst that which is to be affirmed and applauded and that which is to be assessed and accosted. For example, what we know in our society in terms of productivity was built by the builders who came home and built this great land after World War II but they brought the corporate mentality into the church and the church would thus compromise commitment to biblical truth as a result. The boomers brought the questioning of authority just because it is authority into the culture and the church but in its wake came the last of the boomers (born from 60-64) and the busters who not only question all authority but refuse to submit to it. A society without authority that is recognized as authority and given respect as authority produces confusion that leads to chaos that eventually produces collapse from within. My take: we are closer to the last of these right now than we know. That’s encouraging, isn’t it?

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