I spent too much time reading other people's blogs today. Both of my breaks here at work were used up in this sometimes helpful, othertimes wasteful, practice.
Anyway, I read through some blogs of Christian guys my own age, some with whom I attended Bible college or with their wives. Most of the time I was encouraged to read of the work of God in the lives of these others and to see the expansion of good Christian families. Other times I was discouraged to read petty or belabored arguments and discussions that sound like Charlie Brown's teacher to me. "Bwah, bwah. Bwah bwah bwah bwah." Or more accurately, they sound like this, "I'm twenty-something years old with a four year degree from Bible college and/or still in seminary. Therefore, I'm qualified to criticise and malign all sorts of experienced and faithful pastors and teachers in this particularly pompous tone of voice."
Let's just say that humility is attractive and rare.
On that opinionated note we no longer wonder why I'm still single. :-)
2 comments:
Welcome to the blogspot community!
Wow, you make me curious as to who's blogs you've been reading . . . We've stepped out of those circles so we thankfully don't hear those petty pseudo-theology arguments anymore.
I'm not naming names. :-) My pastor told me Sunday, "Blogs are private space. If you don't like that blog, simply don't read it." He's right. Sometimes, the hashing out of theological issues is necessary and important. What usually annoys me the most is the tone. Tone is important. 'Course, Pastor is right again when he admonishes me not to judge someone based on a blog article. He gets bashed like crazy over most anything he puts on his blog, and those of us who know and love him mostly laugh at the harsh comments he gets.
I'm a little out of "circles",too, anymore. Just enjoy fellowshipping with all those who love the Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ sincerely.
Post a Comment