A poor diet of Scripture is one of the most common errors of the modern believer and it is especially easy to forego when on the road. This is not an excuse for you to do the same.
Accessibility to a translation is not a problem and time shouldn't be either (unless you're running teams.) So get in the habit of reading some of the food God provided for you each day. Make a steady diet of it and you can't go wrong.
If you lack the discipline to just pick up and read a section every day but have found reading plans a pain that you quickly lay aside then I urge you to try Professor Horner's reading system. I've been using it for several months and it has become an integral part of my daily life. Challies has a good write-up on the system.
The most important thing is to read, whether you use a system or not. For those running teams it can be difficult to read while bumping down the road but I encourage you to push through it and pretty soon you'll get used to the jostling (just like you did when you learned to sleep through it.)
I'll also try to put up a little Scripture every day so that if nothing else you'll get a little bite here.
Tomorrow I'll start a little series on the importance of Scripture study based on Psalm 119.
-joe
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
the first solo
This past August I started the adventure of becoming a truck driver. I spent a out 20 minutes looking at websites before deciding on a company. My main reasons for joining this particular company were that it required only a year contract and it paid for my schooling.
That's probably the case for many. Most folks don't wait in anticipation of their first trucking job, though I've met a few who were very excited to be continuing the family tradition. After more than two months in the industry I can see where that pride might come from. OTR trucking is not for the faint of heart.
The biggest downer of being out on the road for the past six weeks has been the lack of Christian fellowship and the general cold demeanor towards religion. It's my aim, by the grace of God, to minister to those who have felt that void. It's lonely on the road and as a believer, we are not meant to live alone.
And so, with my first week completely solo under my belt, I thought it was time to start figuring out how to be salt and light to the lost and an encouragment to the church. My first idea was this blog. I'll do my best to use it as a place to glorify Christ and instill joy in the believer who is out on the road.
I'll also be looking for ways to be more vocal on the highways. I encourage you to do the same.
The Gospel is a precious remedy against the malady of lonliness, so lean on Christ who was abandonded by men for our sake.
-joe
That's probably the case for many. Most folks don't wait in anticipation of their first trucking job, though I've met a few who were very excited to be continuing the family tradition. After more than two months in the industry I can see where that pride might come from. OTR trucking is not for the faint of heart.
The biggest downer of being out on the road for the past six weeks has been the lack of Christian fellowship and the general cold demeanor towards religion. It's my aim, by the grace of God, to minister to those who have felt that void. It's lonely on the road and as a believer, we are not meant to live alone.
And so, with my first week completely solo under my belt, I thought it was time to start figuring out how to be salt and light to the lost and an encouragment to the church. My first idea was this blog. I'll do my best to use it as a place to glorify Christ and instill joy in the believer who is out on the road.
I'll also be looking for ways to be more vocal on the highways. I encourage you to do the same.
The Gospel is a precious remedy against the malady of lonliness, so lean on Christ who was abandonded by men for our sake.
-joe
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