Let’s start with how this blog came to be. Whitney committed to reading the Bible through in 2009, and she loves to take notes when she reads. Biblical topics were becoming more frequent on her personal blog and she decided she needed to create a separate space for them somewhere rather than letting them get lost among the mish-mash of posts about searching for a job, trying to lose weight, and fighting off baby fever. There needed to be a more focused space where these things were easy to discuss and easy for others to find. She remembered previously throwing around ideas with her out-of-state friend, Mary, about possibly forming a Bible study through video-conferencing or instant messaging. That had never taken off because they could not conceive of a good weekly time for multiple people from multiple time zones to get together. But this, a sort of Bible study blog, this could work. People can log in whenever they have time, day or night. It still allows for discussion, and most likely even better discussion than they could have had otherwise.

In addition to the convenience of 24/7 availability, is the potential to involve an unlimited number of people. We would love to include anyone on the internet who wants to participate, anyone, that is, who is willing to act like a grownup and participate in enlightening conversation as opposed to hate-filled flame wars in our comments section. The goal of this site is open, honest talk concerning what it means to be a Christian and how the Bible relates to our everyday lives, mostly from the perspective of educated women in their twenties and thirties. Our intent is to have posts on two to three subjects each week, enough so there will always be something fresh to read, but not so much that there isn’t enough time to reflect.

Contemplating different viewpoints on things will be beneficial to all of us. I know we can raise questions and address them without fighting over them. Disagreements are fine and are to be expected when people from different backgrounds and denominations come together. But flat out rudeness will not be tolerated. We propose that if you are planning to participate in this blog, you shall adhere to a few terms of usage.

1. Do Not use foul language or insult us. If you are anti-religion, anti-God, anti-whatever we say, this is not the blog for you to yell at us. Believe me, we are not some naive, brain-washed bunch. We know our religion front and back, and we will give you a Bible beating if you decide to change our minds. (Okay, we won't really do that, but we will delete your comment immediately and pretend we never saw it, WE WILL NOT ARGUE WITH YOU). This is not because we want to be closed-minded but because we do not feel that it serves our witness or will enhance this site to do so.
   
2. Do give us feedback and start new discussions in a loving and gentle manner. There is always something new that each one of us can learn about each other, and that's what this forum is about. We can all benefit from each other’s experiences, backgrounds, and opposing viewpoints. The success of this project certainly depends on the participation of you, our readers.
   

Thanks for stopping by, and let the dialogue begin!