when i started bloggin almost a year ago i started because i thought i had something profound to say. after a week or so i think i said all those things and no one was listening.. maybe my mom, but even she might not have been, jonathon definitely was, he had to cause i would call him and say "did you read my post?" as i continued to blog it quickly became a spiritual practice for me and i've taken it on as such, i deal with issues that are relevant to my life; i highlight funny points, i struggle through rough spots, i share inspirations, i joke with new friends (probably the only advantage over written journals). during that period i met some great new people from all over the world and from many faith backgrounds. this has been a real trip. i've learned a great deal, i've been corrected a time or two, i've been inspired many times, i've been lifted up more times than i can count.
with this said, i may have a utopian view of the blogosphere, but i am getting frustrated with the growing methodist blogroll agenda..
i keep writing, what i feel are, rants to people whom i don't know personally, but it's clear what their agendas are. i loved this blogosphere because it was a place of great conversation without agenda, even on shane's blog. somewhere along the line idols of methodism(a/b) has created a political game and more and more are jockeying for a starting spot on the team. you pick your cause and play your posts to an audience or spout out crazy stuff in order to build numbers that's not what bloggin in the methodist blogroll used to be.. (dang, i'm sounding like some oldie basking in the golden era, which happened to only be 7 months ago)..
my prayer is that many of the agendas will fade as people realize, much like i did, that you have about two weeks to talk about those 'things you have to say' after that it's just you and God.