I know, you’ve heard this before; so I guess the proof will be in the pudding. I am going to take a sabbatical, not just from my blog, but from the computer in general. You don’t know how frustrating it is for me to have to do this, the blog is about the only place I have to vent my theological meanderings. For about a year and a half now (half of the time that I have been blogging) I have been struggling with tendonitis in both arms, and now, apparently, an incipient onset of carpal tunnel—both of which can be traced to all of the time that I have spent on the computer, blogging.

As far as remedies, I have tried to take it slower, and most recently purchased voice recognition software (which I am “typing” this post with). But it seems that my arm and wrist problems are so sensitive at the moment, that even if I simply click on the mouse a few times, or make a few keystrokes, it only exacerbates my problem. I think the only real remedy is total abstention from the computer—did I tell you that this really ticks me off, yet ;-) ? I suppose the only plus of this extended sabbatical will be that I can now catch up on some back reading. I am currently reading:

  • The Future of Evangelical Christianity by Donald Bloesch
  • The Harvest of Medieval Theology by Heiko Augustinus Oberman
  • And of course through the Bible a couple of times a year by God’s grace

The other really frustrating part of this is that I will no longer be able to interact with you sharp as iron brothers and sisters out there. I have been challenged and learned so much from you all (without naming any names); I will miss the fellowship! You all keep up the good work on your blogs, and I look forward to sometime down the road, after my arms have had real time to heal, to reconnect with you.

I’m going to turn on “moderation” for comments on my site. This way I don’t have to constantly check for spam.

In Christ crucified, your brother,

Bobby Grow

P.S. I will not turn on moderation until Sunday 5-11-08 @ 12 am (pst), in case anyone wants to leave any parting comments (sorry for the drama ;-) ).