Making a difference...

Blogging is a weird thing. Not the doing of it, per se. It's the concept. Does what I have to say make a difference?

I guess that all depends on what you have to say and how you say it. It kind of goes along with that old saying that you can catch more flies with honey than you can with vinegar. Even Jesus said that true worshippers would worship in spirit and truth.

Communication often comes down to the right words with the right heart. As I approach blogging I try to make a conscious effort to say something that makes a difference in a way in which people will be receptive.

Hugh Hewitt gave an interview on the Focus on the Family website about blogging. In it he mentions Randy Elrod's site, Ethos. In checking out Randy's site, I saw that he is going to be conducting a seminar on blogging in Nashville next month - $99 and you get one of Randy's signed watercolor prints (pretty cool).

Which brings me back to blogging. I believe that it is (or can be) so much more than just an ego booster ("look at me... I've got a blog!). It can be so much more than just an online diary. I believe that blogs can actually make a difference.

Ideas matter. The communication of those ideas matter. Blogs are a way of doing that. As a Christian, I believe that I have ideas that are eternal. I believe that those ideas combined with my life experience give me a unique view on life. Whether or not anyone cares is another thing! But I believe that by sharing these ideas, by asking questions I can make, in my own small way a difference.

So start a blog. If you're self conscious, don't tell anybody about it until you get the hang of it. But keep at it. Wrestle with it. Make a difference.