My New Year’s Resolution

Dec 31, 2008 Print This Post

Since it is New Year’s Eve, I thought I’d share with you my New Year’s Resolution, because it affects you too.

First, a little backstory.

I love blogging. I love reading blogs. I like the snapshot it gives you into someone’s life–the things they care about, the things they believe, etc. I spend a good chunk of everyday on blogs.

I have also fallen in love with Twitter and Facebook. All the things that seem to be missing from my blog (and the blogs of many other people I read) are right there on those platforms: a quick give and take with others, dumb little life updates, etc. I feel more connected with the people I chat with there than anyone on my blog.

BTW, to all of you out there who “don’t get Twitter,” watch this short video:

I did a little Roll Call a couple days ago and two things were very consistent across the hundreds of responses:
1) You guys like how “random” my site is. You say it’s “not a typical pastor’s site” and I take that as a compliment.
2) You wish I would talk more about theology and my personal spiritual journey in addition to the other stuff.

These two things confirm my New Year’s Resolution. Here it is:

This year, I am going to try to make my blog more about what I am chewing on, thinking about, learning, etc. I’m going to try to do this for a few reasons. The big one is for this place to become a “journal” of sorts for me. A place for me to really work through stuff in my personal and church life. Right now, I do this a bit but I am going to try to intentionalize it more.

I’m still going to post about stupid stuff I find around the internets, because I want this site to be a good reflection of who I am. Yes, that means a good healthy dose of Apple and Jack Bauer love. However, I will post a higher percentage of those things on Twitter instead of the blog (which in turn will update my Facebook status with said stupid stuff).

We’ll see how this little experiment goes. Maybe it will be great, maybe it will suck. Who knows?

Happy New Year!

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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