Comments on: Blogging to Worship God 3 - Motives

By: Ryan Egan

Ryan Egan — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:19:53 +0000

Thank you so much for this. My pastor and I are planning on starting blogs, and this was fantastic and timely reading to take to heart.

By: mercy ondiba

mercy ondiba — Tue, 09 May 2006 05:00:37 +0000

this is really encouraging! i wish many people can get to read it and put it into practice. I’m praying that those who read this, their hearts will be formed, their minds transformed and their will conformed.
God bless!

By: Jacob Hantla

Jacob Hantla — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:18:16 +0000

Thank you so much for this series, it has been, as you hoped, an encouragement to me, inspiring a blogpost here: http://www.hantla.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=195

By: MVB

MVB — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:05:13 +0000

Excellent series, Mr. Kauflin!

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God… - 1 Corinthians 10:31

This text is from the ESV Bible. Visit www.esv.org to learn about the ESV.

Whatever we as Christians do, even blogging, is to be done to the glory and honor of God!

By: Rachel Toppert

Rachel Toppert — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:25:37 +0000

Your comments and insights are extremely critical for my generation of bloggers- college age and younger. There is so much potential for us to glorify God with our blogs, and yet there is so much abuse of them. They almost become a free zone, even for Christian teens, where anything goes. Just like our words, we must weigh what we post carefully.

Thanks for the encouragement and reminder to do so.

By: Vicki Davis

Vicki Davis — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:59:08 +0000

What a great series. As I have become enmeshed in Christian blogs, I too have noticed two disturbing trends:
#1 The focus on tangiential issues not centered upon the focus of Jesus Christ — the disputes about issues that are open to interpretation. I’d like to see more focus on the ties that bind!

#2 The focus on what we think versus what Christ things. The thing I admire about your blog is that you go back to Scripture for everything. That should be a model for all bloggers and is one that I try to follow.

Thank you for a great blog series.

By: Kristi

Kristi — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:18:51 +0000

Thanks so much for the past 3 posts. My blog started out like a diary, but over time I believe one of my motives has become to blog about receiving God’s grace and wanting to glorify Him from the perspective of a young, stay-at-home mom and minister’s wife. I agree that our motives can be mixed — something I’m wrestlinng with right now is the question, “Should I just shut down my blog?” — because I find the motive of sharing my personal specific experiences is mixed with wanting to express to the unbelieving (and believing) communities that a young homemaker, which is not highly valued in our culture, can think deeply about life, be in touch with civilization, and ultimately be fully satisfied by the gospel. I’ve thought, “there are people that need to realize that there are Christian stay-at-home wives and mothers that actually enjoy their stations in life. I fear that my written thoughts may come across as pride or that someone may mistake my “happiness” as contenment in other things besides Jesus. Please share - how do you and others think this can be avoided in our “blogstyles” when we desire to remain specific about how God is growing us in Him? (PS - I previewed this comment 6 times before posting it)

By: Debbie Janelle

Debbie Janelle — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 20:42:16 +0000

Amen and amen.

By: Phil C

Phil C — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:37:09 +0000

I’ve been reading your blog since the first post, Bob (you had me as a regular from day one and then as a fan when you answered my question on the first week =D ) and I’ve learned a lot - not only about worship, but also just about living God’s grace day by day. I think it can be said that most things that people write are, deep down, so that people will like them. And while being aware of that helps you watch out for it, it sure doesn’t keep you from falling into that. I thank you for your transparency and I thank God for your heart-felt desire to see Him glorified through what you’re doing here.

By: Evan May

Evan May — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 02:40:43 +0000

Excellent series!