I am about to embark on a new blogging project, and I want to let you know about it.

I know, I know... some of you are probably thinking that I need a new blogging project just about as much as I need another hole in my head.  "Don't you already have enough on your hands?" would be a pretty logical question.  And yes, it's true that my life is plenty full.  But here's how it works in my mind:  I'm considering this project as much of a spiritual discipline as it is an electronic writing project.

So this is the project.  You could say that it's something of a new blog within my existing blog.  Starting with the new year (1 January 2010), I am going to be initiating this project that I'm calling "Proverbs 365" -- in which I will be going through one chapter of the Biblical Proverbs each day, choosing a single verse (or small cluster of verses) as a source of meditation and reflection, and then writing a short piece aimed at making one particular Proverb applicable and relevant to my daily life, living in 21st Century Western Culture.  As the name of the project suggests, I'm planning to do this not just one day -- but 365 days in a row.  One whole year of soaking in the Proverbs.

If you've read much in the way of Christian literature, you might be familiar with a devotional book by Oswald Chambers, entitled "My Utmost For His Highest."  Basically, this project is like that -- except electronic and purely based on the Proverbs. :-)

I'm actually really excited about the project, and while I realize thatit's a bit ambitious I also feel like it's really do-able andbeneficial for my own life.  I've actually already been following thisrhythm since the beginning of December (partly to evaluate itsdo-ability and partly to work one month ahead of my blogging"deadlines," allowing for regular posting even when I may fall behind acouple of days in my own reading and inevitably need to catch-up) --and I'm really excited about what's coming out of my readings already!

So anyway, if you're interested in learning more about this project -- and hopefully even following along a bit -- I would encourage you to visit the new Proverbs 365 section of my website.   I think it would be cool if you told others about the project as well (since part of my idea is to maybe turn this into a real book someday), so the website to pass along is http://proverbs365.ericasp.com.  Also, if you use an RSS feed reader, you can plug in the following URL to your feed-reader:  http://proverbs365.ericasp.com/?tempskin=_rss2 -- and on the first of January, the fun will begin!

Any feedback on these ideas would also be welcome!