Fall is in the air. The temperatures are dropping, and so are the leaves. And I’m ready for it. I enjoy summer, but autumn is my favorite season, especially when I can see the aspen trees in Colorado turning yellow. And that is where I am right now.

With fall comes a bit of a slower season for me. Summer activities are winding down, and we will have a couple of months of lighter activities for a change. Our big activities for church have all happened, and football season is almost over, and so I will have the chance to focus on a few things with a bit more focus.

One such item is my preaching schedule for the coming year. This month will hold a couple of days where I get away and pray over Scripture, seeking God’s leading on where we need to go in the coming months. I already have been laying out some plans and ideas, but will earnestly seek God’s leading and confirmation on those in the coming days.

Another area of focus will be catching up on some reading and writing during October and November. I am headed to Colorado this week for several days, and I have a half dozen books with me in the van. I plan on finding a nice spot to hang the hammock and sit and read for a while. This will also allow my time to focus more on this blog and get back up to speed. That is something I really need to take the time to do, and it will happen this fall.

I’m looking forward to seeing what the coming weeks hold. In the meantime, I’m watching to see what else God may be holding in store for my family and me this year.

Once again, for this month’s top posts, I want to take the approach that I have been using for the past few months. Every month, it seems like the same few posts consistently make this list. Those same posts are almost always the top seven posts. So I will give you the next seven posts, the posts that generated the most traffic after the usual suspects. Next month, as well as for the end of year review, I will list the tops slots for all time. But for this month, here are spots eight through fourteen.

1. 3 Characteristics Of A Bad Communicator
2. Why You Need To Develop A Philosophy Of Ministry
3. How To Gain Insight By Hand-Copying The Bible
4. Tips For Becoming More Consistent In Your Bible Reading
5. A New Bible Reading Plan – 9 Months Later
6. Classic Bible: My Favorite Passages From Judges
7. 4 Negative Results Of Jealousy

This list gained a couple of new posts, ones that usually don’t make the list to any degree. And, just like last month, most of these are centered on the topic of Bible reading. Perhaps that should be a topic I write about more often, since people search it a lot.

My personal favorite post from the month of September was called Making Good Friends. I find it very hard to make deep, lasting friendships, and have learned some key characteristics to help make that happen easier in my life.

I am praying that you have a great month! I look forward to seeing what God brings in the weeks to come!

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