tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821933596441354292011-07-28T07:36:48.503-07:00Living under grace, walking by faith.Steve Dehnernoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682193359644135429.post-75536199273772792202010-09-28T09:55:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:07:16.953-07:00The Gift &amp; the Prize is no longer active. I have a new and different blog at <a href="http://thefreerange.net/">The Free Range.net</a><br /><br />There you will find an archive of this blog.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting, participating and remaining interested in The Gift &amp; the Prize.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1682193359644135429-7553619927377279220?l=thegiftandtheprize.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Dehnernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682193359644135429.post-42160260672288732962010-05-25T11:30:00.000-07:002010-09-28T10:04:27.475-07:00The Gift &amp; the Prize is no longer active. I have a new and different blog at <a href="http://thefreerange.net/">The Free Range.net</a><br /><br />There you will find an archive of this blog.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting, participating and remaining interested in The Gift &amp; the Prize.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1682193359644135429-4216026067228873296?l=thegiftandtheprize.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Dehnernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682193359644135429.post-24511555235775361382009-10-04T15:14:00.000-07:002009-10-04T15:44:44.683-07:00Yesterday I published my first post since April. It had sat as a draft for a long time awaiting completion. This hiatus was not planned, but a combination of busy-ness and deflation kept me away. <br /><br />I was less than enthusaistic about the five months I had blogged. Among the small number of people visiting were a few who were only scoping out a fight, and I was not very successful in avoiding them. While I did not start a blog to become enmeshed in controversy, it did not escape my notice that visits to my blog spiked only when I wrote a rather harsh criticism of a position taken by the FGA. Otherwise about 20 people visited per day.<br /><br />On the other hand, I met some wonderful people, whom I hope to meet someday in person, and I am genuinely richer for having connected with them.<br /><br />I noticed that a few people have checked my site regularly, only to find the same old post from April. I appreciate that. They must have thought eventually something new would show up, and unfortunately it never did.<br /><br />When I am inspired again I will resume more frequent posts, but I hope that when I do I can find some way to reach a broader readership. In the meantime, I am building a house, and I am chronicling the progress of constuction on my Facebook page. If you want to follow it (and who wouldn't?) and are not yet my FB friend, friend me and you can view the adventure from a safe distance.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1682193359644135429-2451155523577536138?l=thegiftandtheprize.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Dehnernoreply@blogger.com6