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The last three days have been the first since <\/span>the onset of my shingles<\/span><\/a> that I have attempted to sit up at a computer desk for a full day\u2019s work. (I have worked other days, but mostly from my bed \u2013 half-lying down puts less strain on the affected nerve!). Unfortunately the nerve pain has reminded me that it is still very much there and ready to punish me for foolishly thinking I should not spend my life lying in bed!\n

I am fortunate, though, that over the course of the last few weeks the pain has been slowly improving. Some people suffer the severe \u2013 literally excruciating \u2013 pain for months or even years. It seems that if my current progress to date is anything to go by, I will not be one of those. For that, I praise God, and thank you all for your prayers.<\/p>\n

This enforced inactivity has made me more grateful for the times I am <\/em>able to get out of bed. It has also made me glad for the job I have that allows me to work from home, and \u2013 at least after the first ten days or so after the pain eased \u2013 from bed.<\/em><\/p>\n

All this has also made me very thankful for the wonderful wife I have who works so hard for me and the family. I intend to treat our family holiday this year with the respect it deserves. There will be no Internet cafe trips. No email access. No blog posts. In short, I will be en famille<\/em> for a little over a week. I will, of course, read, but I am eager, as much as my pain allows me, to get off my bed and make sure that my darling Andr\u00e9e gets a break this next week.<\/p>\n

Having shingles has also made me realise how glad I should be of the strength to do practical things. So, as I continue to improve, I am hoping to get out and do stuff a whole lot more \u2013 doing mundane things like loading a dishwasher actually makes me feel so glad these days to be healthy enough to do them!<\/p>\n

Right now, I wish I could be out of this bed and up and helping my wife who is busying herself getting our stuff ready for the holiday. Once I am physically able, I plan to make sure Andr\u00e9e gets a whole lot more help from me than she sometimes has had.<\/p>\n

But, don\u2019t go away quite yet \u2013 I still have one more post for you tomorrow which will contain a fantastic special offer for you, my blog readers \u2013 which will also give you loads of stuff to read while I am away. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In fact, you don\u2019t need to go away at all \u2013 now that I have the \u201cWarnie Headlines,\u201d you can find some of the best Christian bloggers\u2019 latest work by coming right here!<\/p>\n

I will leave you with a list of my favorite posts, just in case you are one of the very few people in the world who are as addicted to reading this stuff as I am to writing it! If this isn\u2019t enough for you, book reviews and interviews can be found in the sidebars! <\/p><\/span><\/div>\n

MY PERSONAL FAVORITE POSTS<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

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A New Perspective on Paul<\/a>
Apostles are Meant for Today<\/a>
Blogging Principles<\/a>
Churches that Change the World<\/a>
Del.icio.us Fun for Bloggers<\/a>
Disagreeing with the Jollyblogger<\/a>
Don\u2019t Listen to Me \u2013 What Do I Know?<\/a>
Free From the Yoke of Legalism!<\/a>
How to be a Successful Blogger<\/a>
It\u2019s All About You, Jesus \u2013 Calvinism and Worship<\/a>
Loving Even Our Blogging Enemies<\/a>
My Favorite Living Preachers<\/a>
My Story<\/a>
On Pastoring and Christian Counseling<\/a>
Preaching to the Unconverted?<\/a>
Preaching with Passion and Imagination<\/a>
Sex Survey Results<\/a>
Sufficient and Efficient Grace \u2013 Spurgeon, Tongues, and the Toronto Blessing<\/a>
Teamwork that will Change the World<\/a>
The Simple Gospel Explained<\/a>
The Toronto Blessing<\/a>
Together for the Gospel Conference 2006 \u2013 My Round-Up Post<\/a>
Together On a Mission \u2013 the newfrontiers Conference Summary Post<\/a>
What Does True Preaching Look Like?<\/a>
What is a Neo-Liberal?<\/a>
What is a Reformed Charismatic?<\/a>
What is Love?<\/a>
Year in Review \u2013 2005<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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