The first blog (...in both order and preeminence)
Hey friends, family! (...and anyone else who reads this.)
This blogging thing has a power to it.
I'm not a fan (at all) of the "I ate fruit loops for breakfast, then I went to my friends house" type of blog. But many/most blogs that I check are attempting to 'say something.' I also try to say something (which is why I have trouble writing all the time, 'cause sometimes I feel like I've got little to say.)
Now the beauty of blogs, and the reason why I think it's so appealing to log in and read them daily, is that what's being said is fresh- it is in the context of that actual day. It's alive, it's connected to the present that we all live in together... just look at the date to prove it! ...Books- they aren't like that. What a book offers can be fascinating, life-empowering, and even relevant to one's situation depending on the topic. But to really live, in the sense of an actual literal day- July 15, 2005- a book just can't compete on that level with a blog. Books aren't made that way.
Question. If Jesus wrote a blog everyday, would you check it? Now, don't shirk this off as silly... I'm serious. You're reading this blog right now, so you must have got online, typed in this address or clicked on a link, and started reading. If Jesus sat down every morning, with a cup of coffee in his hand, and typed up a blog on his keyboard and uploaded it to the internet WOULD YOU CHECK IT? Would you read it?
That's when it hits me. Jesus thought of this blog thing years ago. His word IS alive. Unlike any other book, the bible is awake to the present. It's a blog and it's dated today. His thoughts are there, in black and white- and here's the best part... there's no "I ate fruit loops for breakfast." Nope, he is actually 'saying something.'
Jesus, I'm sorry for not checking your blog with the same interest and with the same frequency that I check others. Forgive me. I do want to hear your thoughts, to know your mind, to connect with you today.
Hope this meant something to you like it did to me.
One Free Man
This blogging thing has a power to it.
I'm not a fan (at all) of the "I ate fruit loops for breakfast, then I went to my friends house" type of blog. But many/most blogs that I check are attempting to 'say something.' I also try to say something (which is why I have trouble writing all the time, 'cause sometimes I feel like I've got little to say.)
Now the beauty of blogs, and the reason why I think it's so appealing to log in and read them daily, is that what's being said is fresh- it is in the context of that actual day. It's alive, it's connected to the present that we all live in together... just look at the date to prove it! ...Books- they aren't like that. What a book offers can be fascinating, life-empowering, and even relevant to one's situation depending on the topic. But to really live, in the sense of an actual literal day- July 15, 2005- a book just can't compete on that level with a blog. Books aren't made that way.
Question. If Jesus wrote a blog everyday, would you check it? Now, don't shirk this off as silly... I'm serious. You're reading this blog right now, so you must have got online, typed in this address or clicked on a link, and started reading. If Jesus sat down every morning, with a cup of coffee in his hand, and typed up a blog on his keyboard and uploaded it to the internet WOULD YOU CHECK IT? Would you read it?
That's when it hits me. Jesus thought of this blog thing years ago. His word IS alive. Unlike any other book, the bible is awake to the present. It's a blog and it's dated today. His thoughts are there, in black and white- and here's the best part... there's no "I ate fruit loops for breakfast." Nope, he is actually 'saying something.'
Jesus, I'm sorry for not checking your blog with the same interest and with the same frequency that I check others. Forgive me. I do want to hear your thoughts, to know your mind, to connect with you today.
Hope this meant something to you like it did to me.
One Free Man
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