Go check out a great post from over at jesuscreed.org titled “A Little Excercise for Young Theologians“
The post brings up some of the reasons why I am still hesistant to blog and why I am careful what I post.
Tags: advice, blogging, jesuscreed.org
Ponderings, Parables, & Other Discoveries
Go check out a great post from over at jesuscreed.org titled “A Little Excercise for Young Theologians“
The post brings up some of the reasons why I am still hesistant to blog and why I am careful what I post.
Tags: advice, blogging, jesuscreed.org
07.09.2008 at 7:53 PM
I say, “go for it”. Don’t be afraid to make strong, loud mistakes. Only be quick to admit them and repent when the time comes. It makes for a better, truer story. Visible growth over time is a blessing and encourages future humility.
There is this idea out there in the culture, especially in politics, that changing of the mind is intrinsically a net negative when evaluating a person’s character. That’s nonsense. The idea that we can criticize someone by saying, “a-ha! you used to say X but now you say Y”, is not only foolish but dangerous. It encourages rationalization in place of repentance, twisting of words instead of honest confession, perfectionism instead of trust. As with everything, motive makes all the difference and both steadfastness and change may equally be signs of weakness, strength, pride, humility, growth or rot. But, if i had to choose a direction to lean, it would be on the side of valuing obvious change. For, i begin with the assumption that we are flawed and incomplete in character, knowledge and wisdom, perhaps not in every specific area but certainly in general. So, change is, i suspect, most often the thing to value.
07.09.2008 at 10:38 PM
I agree with Nathan. To shut up because you may be overzealous and incorrect is to live in fear of being imperfect. We’re all imperfect from the get go. The challenge is to be bold, even if you may have to eat your words later.
That’s not to say you should go spouting off before you ever think about something. What you blog (theological, philosophical, relational, missional or edible) ought to be well thought out, but it doesn’t have to have a doctoral thesis and twenty years of research behind it. Just honest thought.
And if you have to eat your words, so what? Shouldn’t we be humble enough to do that, if we have any relationship with Jesus?
Also, to shut up because you may be overzealous and incorrect is to give in to our culture at large that says that you can never change your mind on something. That says you’re condemned by every word you say, no matter how hard you repent of it later. That’s a load of hooey.
07.11.2008 at 2:07 AM
I agree there is great value in being able to show progress and having the opportunity for repentance. But is there also not wisdom in being mindful of what one writes?