Why I Blog
Just posted my 1000th blog.
When I started blogging in 2003 it was a hobby. Now it's a vital part of my ministry portfolio. I used to think my blog supplemented my weekend messages. Now I wonder if it's vice versa.
Don't you wish blogger or typepad had been around 2,000 years ago. I wonder if Jesus would have blogged? What an RSS feed that would have been!
I thought I would hit the pause button and share the top ten reasons why I blog:
1) I want to be a good steward of God ideas. My blog is one way I "take my thoughts captive"--II Corinthians 10:5.
2) Too often we remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. My blog helps me remember what God doesn't want me to forget.
3) Blogging is therapeutic. It helps me process thoughts and emotions.
4) Habakkuk 2:2 says, "Write down the revelation." Blogging is one way I write down what God is revealing to me.
5) Blogging is a form of digital discipleship. I can't disciple a thousand people one-on-one or face-to-face. Blogging is asyncronous discipleship. It's e-vangelism.
6) Blogging is marking my trail with breadcrumbs like Hansel and Gretel. Jeremiah 31:21 says, "Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Mark well the path by which you came."
7) I blog for posterity. My grandkids will know what I was doing and thinking on February 11, 2006. They'll be able to know my heart and read my mind.
8) Blogging is a form of autobiography. It helps me understand God's storyline for my life.
9) Blogging makes NCC an open-source church. For better or for worse, my blog is the way I share what we're doing at NCC.
10) I enjoy blogging. I don't think it comes natural to everyone. But I've always journaling. Blogging fits the rhythm of my life and ministry.
Blog on.
When I started blogging in 2003 it was a hobby. Now it's a vital part of my ministry portfolio. I used to think my blog supplemented my weekend messages. Now I wonder if it's vice versa.
Don't you wish blogger or typepad had been around 2,000 years ago. I wonder if Jesus would have blogged? What an RSS feed that would have been!
I thought I would hit the pause button and share the top ten reasons why I blog:
1) I want to be a good steward of God ideas. My blog is one way I "take my thoughts captive"--II Corinthians 10:5.
2) Too often we remember what we should forget and forget what we should remember. My blog helps me remember what God doesn't want me to forget.
3) Blogging is therapeutic. It helps me process thoughts and emotions.
4) Habakkuk 2:2 says, "Write down the revelation." Blogging is one way I write down what God is revealing to me.
5) Blogging is a form of digital discipleship. I can't disciple a thousand people one-on-one or face-to-face. Blogging is asyncronous discipleship. It's e-vangelism.
6) Blogging is marking my trail with breadcrumbs like Hansel and Gretel. Jeremiah 31:21 says, "Set up road signs; put up guideposts. Mark well the path by which you came."
7) I blog for posterity. My grandkids will know what I was doing and thinking on February 11, 2006. They'll be able to know my heart and read my mind.
8) Blogging is a form of autobiography. It helps me understand God's storyline for my life.
9) Blogging makes NCC an open-source church. For better or for worse, my blog is the way I share what we're doing at NCC.
10) I enjoy blogging. I don't think it comes natural to everyone. But I've always journaling. Blogging fits the rhythm of my life and ministry.
Blog on.
1 Comments:
I definitely appreciate your blog. Although I love NCC, sometimes it can feel too big. Your blog helps maintain a certain level of intimacy since it's a window to your thoughts and personal opinions.
Definitely a much appreciated part of your ministry.
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