Clarity: The Responsibility of Every Christian Writer
I am thankful for blogs. Good writers who would otherwise go unread are able to make helpful and edifying insights available for public perusal and reflection. Nevertheless, I am convinced that ease of writing and posting does not always guarantee better writing. At the same time, I am also convinced that Christians have the responsibility—if [...]
Why Do I Blog? (5)
To Bring My Thoughts Into a Forum of Accountability Proverbs 10:17 says, “Whoever heeds instruction is on the path of life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.” I tremble when I think that I could lead someone astray. According to this verse, refusal to receive instruction from others strengthens the possibility that I [...]
Why Do I Blog? (4)
To Help Me Think Writing, whether it is in a journal, on the back of an envelope, or on my blog, helps me to think. Writing forces me to put things in their logical order, to choose words that best convey an idea, and to make sure that what I am writing is clear and [...]
Why Do I Blog? (3)
To Practice Writing I am incalculably indebted to good writers. So much of my spiritual growth and theological development is the fruit of books written by those who have devoted their lives to rightly dividing, accurately explaining, and carefully applying the truth of God’s Word. Their meditations have become the food that has fed my [...]
Why Do I Blog? (2)
I Enjoy It I remember three distinct points in my life that have had a serious and lasting impact on my desire to write and my overall enjoyment of writing. The first came when I was a sophomore in high school. My English teacher, Mrs. Maddox, was famous for her composition assignments. I cannot remember [...]
Why Do I Blog?
Some History I have been blogging, as it is called, for about two-and-a-half years. I began regularly maintaining a blog (not this one) in November 2005 after I was encouraged by a good friend to pursue blogging for the sake of encouraging others through writing. Shortly after coming to Christ (in 1999), I found that [...]
Blogging and Accountability in the Local Church
Today Fox News reported that a severed foot washed ashore off the coast of British Columbia, making it the fifth foot to show up off the coast of British Columbia in a year. Investigators are treating the incident as a criminal investigation. But let me posit this question: why are they treating the discovery of [...]
Suggestions for Better Blogging
An email I recently received helped renew my thinking about how to blog better. The following are a few basic suggestions (that is, they are my opinions, not blogging gospel), that I think may help us blog better. 1. Continue to add to your blogroll, but don’t overload it. I am not a fan of [...]
Too Proud to Blog?
Blogging is not for everybody. Some people rightly hesitate to develop a host a blog. Some may feel that blogging would promote too much pride in their heart and life. Others may sense the gravity and power of writing and are therefore reluctant to write publicly. Still others may not consider blogging a good use [...]
Blogging and Making the Most of Our Time (2): Two Important Clarifications
As I reflected on my post from Monday, I came to the conclusion that I was probably guilty of two faults: 1) Drawing a false dichotomy between blogging and evangelism and; 2) not emphasizing the goodness of Christian blogging as a ministry. Please forgive my carelessness. I will attempt to clarify these two issues in [...]
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