The following blog was cross-posted from Dad’s June 15 article. The full text of the newsletter can be found at http://www.sharonbaptistchurch.com/data/newsletter.PDF

Several times in the last few months one of my sons (Dave, he’s the one that looks like Josh but isn’t for those of you who don’t know Dave and therefore don’t understand that since he is the oldest, Josh actually looks like him instead of the other way around) has suggested that I should start a blog. After explaining to me what it was, that is. I have not done so for a few reasons.

First, it would seem that you need to have something to say that others are willing to read, or at least you need to think you do! I am a rather egotistical person I must admit, but age has convinced me that the rest of the world is not nearly as interested in what I have to say as I once thought. As far as I can remember that seems to have started with my children. (So why would Dave suggest that I start blogging?)

Second, it sounds like work, and while of all the kinds of work there are, talking is my favorite, it would still be more work.

Third, and this is probably the primary reason, after reading a number of blogs I have noticed they all contain a place for the reader to respond, and I’m not sure I want to subject my opinions about things to discussion. After all, as long as I don’t allow others to discuss them, they are safe in my mind as fact. (So that’s what Dave has in mind!)

Now that I think about it, maybe it is a good idea.
Proverbs 15:22 – 23 (NIV) 22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.23 A man finds joy in giving an apt reply and how good is a timely word!

As a test of how I deal with reason three above, what do you think? I will seek to apply Prov. 15:22-23 to your answers.

By the way, I asked my other son, the real Josh, and he seemed to think that since I already write an article twice a month that everyone in the church gets, there would be little purpose. He’s probably right. But I am interested in what you have to say, so send me an e-mail back. I will let you know what happens. No matter what, I intend to do a better job of applying the Proverbs passage. That is undoubtedly what the Lord had in mind for me through this whole exercise.

I love being your pastor,

Russ

P.S. Since my spell check won’t accept the word blog, and I know it is right, I am feeling smarter than my computer today! No comments on that statement please.