Well, I guess I can’t postpone this any longer. Today brings to an official end the countless conversations and numerous meetings about possibly starting this blog. I’m committed now, at least for this week. Here is what you need to know about this new blog—this was not my idea! It has taken a very long time (we’re talking years) and a growing chorus of demanding friends in order to convince me (aren’t there enough blogs already?) that doing this would in some way serve you. In fact, it was that possibility, that I could somehow serve pastors, members of Sovereign Grace churches and anyone who wanted to listen in, that eventually persuaded me to begin this blog. So, I hope in some small way this does serve you and if not then we will simply close it down and I will hold my well-meaning friends responsible.
 
And it’s important for you to know that I am not doing this alone—I wouldn't want to do this alone, nor am I gifted enough to do so. But God has recently and kindly provided me with a very gifted assistant. And I am humbled by this man’s desire to serve me. So let me introduce my new friend and blog partner, Tony Reinke. And let me state from the outset that if this blog bombs I am holding Tony responsible as well! Actually, I think Tony is the primary reason this blog might be of service in some small way. This guy knows all about blogs. For years he has produced an impressive one called The Shepherd’s Scrapbook. I would encourage you to check it out. I would argue that I should be assisting Tony!
 
Since he has arrived Tony has been following me around asking me questions, recording my answers (this can get annoying) and hoping that by God’s grace something I say will eventually transfer into a post. That’s not to say I have no area of expertise. However, to date it appears there might be a disproportionate number of posts on sports. Actually, on the other hand, I think you can anticipate a disproportionate number of posts on one topic, “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2), for that, by the grace of God, is what I am most passionate about. So here would be my hope for this blog, and for the handful of you that will join my family in reading it. If I can somehow draw your attention each week to the hill called Calvary and remind you of the Savior’s substitutionary sacrifice on the cross for our sins, if I can draw your attention away from yourself and direct your affections to him, then this blog will have served your soul and made some small difference for the glory of God. I pray it does.
 
C.J.