This is the part where I turn off the lights. I’m taking a break from the blog and most forms of social media — including twitter — starting today through New Year’s. Why? Because I want to. And because I need to. And because my kids want me to watch movies with them and play games with them and watch movies with them about children playing games (Jumanji!).

So this blog will go dark until January 3. I hope you’ll come back then. I’m rethinking some of the ways I approach blogging for 2010 and maybe there will be a few changes that arrive with the new year. (If you have any suggestions, let me know in the comments.)

Until then, have a wonderful holiday season. As I said yesterday, I truly appreciate those of you who are faithful readers and commenters. You make this an inspiring, challenging, and (mostly) safe place to have conversations about faith and doubt, and I’m grateful for it.

See you in a couple of weeks.