Allow me to express a few thoughts about one of the real dangers of blog life.  There are so many good things about being able to have a way to write about life and the such.  History tells us there were many methods long before being able to write for all to see.  Our founding fathers used the publishing world to offer their arguments for independence.  More than a few took to newspapers to expound on one topic or the other.  What was good about these methods is one could remain anonymous as they aired their opinions.  This world of blogging is so new that there are few guidelines that going into publishing.  Any person with a computer can show the world what is on their mind.  Blogs can cover everything from sports to politics to religion much less any other topic you enjoy.  Some of these sites become quite famous for one reason or the other.  There is one area of blogging that still bothers me greatly.


More than a few of these sites devote themselves to airing dirty laundry in public.  Far too many of these deal with church life.  People are prone to make mistakes as they move through life.  Some may deserve the criticism those mistakes bring their way.  But be sure of this one thing.  The negative and the critics seldom if ever do more than tear others down.  My career of doing church work is going on thirty years.  Experience and observation tell me that the person who continually finds fault with another is missing the real problem.  There is no way a critical blog or person can benefit others by their efforts.  Does this mean we should not be accountable?  Does this mean mistakes are always overlooked?  Should we not be concerned about the direction of life?  Each of these questions receive a no answer.  You will never convince me that how we usually deal with our differences is the way to go.  The costs always outweigh any benefit.


It's hard to keep a clear heart when the negative flows freely.  Most people do not mind being challenged by those they trust.  We all can use that from time to time.  My worry is with bloggers or others who may not be truly seeking God's best.  What is our agenda when we have concerns?  Attacking others in public or private is not the way to build the Kingdom.  We also tend to forget those who get wounded by accident along the way.  I know this as my family suffers with me in ways people do not know.  Innocent people get damaged along the way in such occasions.  I often wonder at how people are affected in these churches who receive such scrutiny?  Unity is something mentioned often in scripture.  We tend to forget how much Jesus said about our relationships.  He knew it would not be easy to get along.  I wonder if He expected our private issues to go so public?  I also wonder what He would say were He here on our planet.  Reality is that He already told us what He thinks about it.  We tend to choose not to listen.  No wonder it gets so disturbing in our world.  One can only hope we take the time to think about what we say or write.  God help us if we don't.


Bro. Trey