I still remember the words of a successful agent at a writer's conference. He said, "Money changes people. I've only met a couple of Christian writers who haven't been negatively affected by success." That's a little scary. Everyone tells us to ... [ Read More ]
Francis Chan: The Dangers of a Writing and Speaking Ministry
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to share a helpful video with you. In this video Francis Chan talks about his experience with fame after the success of his book, "Crazy Love," and how it affected him. He also talks about doing ministry in an Internet ... [ Read More ]
What I Learned About Blogging
You know those times in your life when you're growing like crazy but it's all taking place in the middle of an incredibly un-fun trial? That's what the last nine months has been like for me. I've been bombarded with temptation from every direction ... [ Read More ]
Journal Entries: Blogging as a Ministry
Hi Everyone, This is the last day of journal entries on blogging, then one summary post, then on to another subject! I hope you haven't gotten too tired of blogging posts - it seems like I needed to post on it for this long just to work through all ... [ Read More ]
Journal Entries of a Christian Blogger
I said I was going to end this blogging series with journal entries but I'm having a terrible time choosing the entries. So I thought I'd just do two or three posts with snippets of entries. Here goes. 3/27/12 My View God’s View I ... [ Read More ]
Journal Entry: Blogging: Is it Worth It?
One of the things that's been hardest for me to work through with writing in general is the feeling that I need to be rewarded for my work. Today's post is a partial journal entry on that subject. I'll include all the questions I asked in case you ... [ Read More ]
Journal Entry: The Embarrassment of Blogging
Blogging has been one of my renewing of the mind projects for almost a year now. I'm still not finished with the project (unfortunately!) but thought it might be helpful to post some of my entries here. My first blogging problem was just ... [ Read More ]
A New Direction
I feel like this past couple of months has been a crash course in how to break free from the idol of platform building.* I thought I was writing the series for others but it turns out I was writing it for myself. You guys have helped me grow in ... [ Read More ]
Blog Stat Checking Questions
Note: A modified version of these questions can also be found in The Renewing of the Mind Project, which is a book that can help you purse your goals, as well as break free from bad habits and negative emotions like worry, anger, insecurity, and ... [ Read More ]
How to Break the Blog Stat Checking Habit
Some people drink. Some people smoke. Some do drugs. I do stats. Let me take that back. I used to do stats. Now I only do them in moderation with my truth journal by my side. All it took to break free from my habit was a couple hundred ... [ Read More ]