This blogging thing is very interesting.
I feel a bond with every one of the people whose blogs I regularly visit, and who regularly visit me. I suppose you each have the same experience.
The people I visit are of various writing skills. Some are pedantic. Others are fluid. A few are "sophomoric," while there are some who are just verbose. Several writers reveal emotional difficulties, yet others give the impression that "they have arrived." There are those who write with confidence and some seem timid, yet determined.
So, why do I feel such a bond?
Could it be that the experience of reading others' thoughts, those that they are willing to write for the general public to see, gives us such a small picture of who they really are that we complete the picture in our own minds, putting positive imaginations at the fore?
How many of you, if you were to "hang" with me for more than an hour at a time, would tire of the way I look at everything with a sort of warped (by some standards) view?
It doesn't even bother me that people sometimes see me that way. A fellow said to me, "Joe, you are really wierd," to which I responded, "You need to keep that in mind."
With how many of you, were I to be in your presence for much time, would I tire because you take "too much" too seriously?
Yet in the blogosphere, we can be friends, even good friends.
Many of us have a common bond in Christ. Yet we see him differently. We have different interpretations of who He is and what He does. We hold to different doctrines and teachings.
A few of you have had "theological" training. Most of us have not. Yet we are all willing to expose our theology and philosophy to others.
Some of us approach our Christianity from a purely "mystical" direction, others are much more pragmatic. Both approaches cannot be 100% right. Neither approach can be 100% wrong. Yet the person of Jesus unites us.
I really, really like reading your thoughts. I really, really like that you come read mine.
Somebody explain all of this to me.
Or not.
This blogging thing is very interesting.
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That was so cool reading that Joe. That really was a profound post. Thank you for that post. Now, I have to go look up what "pedantic" means to see if I've arrived yet or not.
Joe, I think you're a true quality gentleman, and I'm glad you're here.
Aw, John, you're just saying that because it's true.
Thanks for reading and responding!
I enjoy your site as well.
Joe,
I have had similar thoughts in the last week. It is almost like an "anternate universe", I kept thinking. But I like the way you put it here. We just see a small part of a person (they determine just what they want you to see) and interact at a very limited level. But I think it can be good as long as it doesn't interfere with our "real" life (as Jeff H. put it on my very first post). Also - each has his own reason why we partake in blogging: a need to write, reaching out for evangelistic/discipleship to people they might never see in "real" life, getting reactions and input without all the "body language" etc... even loneliness or boredom. Whatever our reason, if we are faithful to God (and don't become dishonoring with how we use this tool), God will somehow use it to His glory, as only He can do! Besides, we will all REALLY meet in heaven! (How will we explain to Moses what "blogging" was?!)
Great post! (Sorry for the long-winded [is there wind in cyberspace?] comment)
Well said. I enjoy getting to know different people through their blogs.
Rose: I don't know about wind, but there does seem to be the occasional whif of hot air.
I think I blog for safety. Keeps my radical thinking from inviting pops in the actual nose, as opposed to the virtual nose, which does not hurt as much.
bornfool: Thanks for stopping by. Bring a glass of tea, have a seat and enjoy.
I agree Joe. I feel some sort of bond with the blogs I visit. I was actually thinking last night that if I need to spend extra time on homework, that it's actually ok if I don't get all the blogs read (or none at all)...the world won't end just because I don't know what so and so blogged about tonight. It might feel that way though lol.
Good stuff Joe. I agree with all you said. I have met several of my blogging "friends" recently and its great to see that the people they appear to be on "blogs" were the exact people they were in real life and in person.
I flew to Texas and met a group of my Christian bloggers and had an amazing weekend. I dont know if I would have done that had they not all been open about talking about Jesus in their blogs.
Thanks for your prayers Joe. Thank you VERY much
Joe: I always find you interesting indeed.
I like you too, Joe, just keep your distance.
i agree, joe. i feel a certain bond with the blogs i'm frequenting. it's really interesting.
I'm a little slow getting to post but I wanted to voice my affection for the "brethren who blog". So many of the devotions offered here touch the heart far too often to consider them simply articles. We share our bond of love even though it is "long distance". ;-)
I wanted to apologize for being over-analytical ( a problem I have), I aslo am taking people at face value and enjoying getting to know these Christians in the blogosphere.
this blogging thing is interesting. It does make strange bed mates - but I've found out that I've learned so much about God -as well as other Christian traditions - as I've journey with God on the net.
EAch of us writes for different reasons, but these are friendships where the door is open, and you can sit down and enjoy time together. And it's great - in a weird sort of way.
Steve, your weekend sounds great. I'd love to do that sometime ...oneday. :)
It's actually quite surprising how "familial" we all become with our blogging friends. I have met some great people online through their blogs, and although we don't speak except through the "comments" sections, there seems to be a cameraderie that doesn't exist with just anyone.
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