Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Introduction

Welcome to Noon at Night. I have created this blog because I love studying all aspects of God’s Word and I am particularly intrigued with the deeper more difficult areas of scripture. Noon at Night will serve as an avenue for me to document my studies and share my conclusions with others. I hope to receive questions, comments, and even arguments regarding the studies I publish and the conclusions I draw. I will respond to comments as quickly and thoroughly as possible, but I have enabled comment moderation and will only respond to those comments that are mutually edifying and above all, glorifying to the Lord. I do not want to engage in antagonistic or meaningless arguments, but look forward to serious comments even when they differ from or question my conclusions. In fact, disagreement helps me to either re-think my position or defend it—both are very beneficial!

I will be publishing my studies in their entirety, so some of them might be long! I feel that the benefit of maintaining the continuity of each study by presenting it in its entirety outweighs the potential difficulty in reading a long article. I know that I run the risk of losing part of my audience with this approach, but I think those who are truly interested in participating in these studies won’t be intimidated by their length.

I want each study I publish to be thorough, so I will not publish according to a set schedule. Basically, when I complete a study, I will publish it. I encourage you to subscribe to the blog (if you are interested) so that I can notify you by e-mail each time I publish a new study.

I will also publish shorter articles on particular topics of interest to me.

I am going to publish a detailed profile of myself and a statement of beliefs, so that you know who I am and (basically) what my worldview is. Thanks for taking the time to read this introduction and I hope I have the opportunity to correspond with you in the future.

—David

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ahhhh, I like the neon look. :)

Nice logo too, I'm very excited about the site. I have a deep love for scripture also and I can't wait to participate. So will you be taking a more systematic approach and going through a book at a time or are you just going to jump around?

I'll be praying for you Dave, may the Lord guide your hand and use your work to encourage and enlighten others. May He also give you the strength needed for you to continue in your ministry. I know that serving the Lord can be trying sometimes but through it we grow in spirit and truth and it brings us much joy. Keep up the good work.

Soli Deo Gloria!

Dave.

The Catechizer and The Deacon said...

Great intro, David. I look forward to your posts (not just because I'm looking for a "creative research" opportunity!)

David S. Spaggiari, M.Div. said...

Dave
I'm glad to have you as a reader; I hope you subscribed! I value your opinion and look forward to your feedback.

My initial plan is to do topical studies, but you bring up an interesting possibility; maybe I will do some book studies and publish chapter by chapter.

I appreciate your encouragement and truley covet your prayers. The Lord is stretching me in many areas of my walk and my ministry, so thank you very much. Your comment is very timely!

David

David S. Spaggiari, M.Div. said...

Shawn

Thanks for leaving your comment and please feel free to "creatively research" any of my stuff you like!

David

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