What's the Point?

So what's the point of this blog?  What is this new blog on the block for?  The main purpose of the blog is to encourage Grace Church of Tallahassee College/Career members to think biblically in all areas of life and to grow in the knowledge of the truth which accords with godliness (Titus 1:1).  

The title is based on Titus 2 where Paul says,

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,  waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works (Titus 2:11-14, Emphasis added). 

The grace of God saves us and trains us to live godly lives in the present age.  Our modern era comes with many challenges and much complexity, but the simple, old truths of the gospel provide us with all we need to live Christian lives in the present age.  I want this blog to be a tool that God uses to help us see the gospel and its application to our lives, in the present age, more clearly. 

This will be accomplished by posting (about once a week) something that I write or a link to another blog/article relating to one of the following issues:

1. Theology
2. Apologetics
3. Culture
4. Christian Living 

In addition, I will also provide meditations on Scripture, quotes from godly men and women, and links to helpful resources on the web.  I hope you find this blog edifying and enjoyable.  Next week I will start with some "real" posts (instead of all this introductory stuff).

Let's Get Ready to Blog

In a world full of digital technology, blogging almost seems like a given.  Most of us (all of us if you are reading this post) read blogs.  Some of us write them.  But in spite of this increasingly common cultural phenomenon, I am entering the blogging world with anticipation and apprehension.

I am excited about the medium this provides to communicate God's truth and encourage those I minister to at Grace Church.  Another avenue to have input into your lives is a valuable gift from the Lord that I do not take lightly.  I am prayerful that this will be another means by which we grow in our knowledge of God and His Word and that this would result in our growth in godliness.  So I am excited to embark on this journey.

I am apprehensive, however, because there are already many great blogs for Christians to read.  So, as I made the decision to enter the blog world I had to ask, "Is this a worthy use of my energy and your time/attention in reading this blog since there are already other great (better) blogs out there?"  In answering this question, I realized two things.  1. Not all of us have time to scan several good blogs to dig out a few helpful gems.  So, in my blog I will do some scanning for you and link to things that I believe you will find helpful.  2. As your college/career pastor, I can use my understanding of our group's setting to post and link to things that are, I pray, quite beneficial to our group's particular circumstances.

All that to say, "let's get ready to blog."