Why "Reluctant Elder"?

I started this blog at the urging of my daughter, Deborah. She told me I had too many things rolling around in my head to keep them all bottled up. Maybe she was right...or not. I'll let you judge the final product.

As to the title, it describes me on two different levels:

1. I feel like I'm just now figuring out what I want to be when I grow up, and here I am having late middle-age effects. I don't mind the wisdom I have gained along the way - I just wish I wasn't so old to make use of it!
2. I started a 3-year term as an elder of my church in January. For a number of years, I resisted seeking the office of an elder because I thought that it was a prideful pursuit and that I was not up to the task. While I am now persuaded otherwise for the first belief, I still hold to the second. However, I know that God's grace is sufficient for what he has called me to.

So - what I intend to post here are short thoughts, snippets, insights, comments, etc. Nothing long, extremely deep, or overly provocative. Just musings and a bit of a journal of my journey through this phase of my life.