Why start blogging? There are literally thousands of blogs about every subject, and most are a waste of time to read. Also a blogger needs no qualifications in order to write about any topic on his or her blog. I could start a massive blog about Entomology (study of insects), and without any background in the field, I could probably write some really technical sounding stuff that is completely false. The moral of the story is that blogs can be unreliable sources of information. Even so, they provide a good forum for voicing ideas that need thought and often provide good leads for more reliable sources of information (e.g. book reviews, peer-reviewed articles, news sites, lectures). In the theological world, blogs provide a sort of thermometer for the current ideas on people’s minds. For several years now, I have been the guy who reads a lot of blogs but doesn’t ever comment on what I read. I highly recommend Google Reader for managing all the blogs you read since you can quickly browse the blog you want to read and delete the ones that are uninteresting.
So why am I starting a blog? First, I was inspired by Abraham Piper’s blog entry about 6 reasons pastor’s should blog. I’m not a pastor but someday I hope to participate in similar ministry. Second, I’m at the point in my life where I am able to start a blog. I am finishing my MA and transitioning into another school and thus will hopefully have more time to write. Anyway, we’ll see what happens.
Sweet!!!
do whatever u want to do .
don’t give up.