Why do people have their own blogs?

Edit:

I guess I want to know why people do it, what benefits there are and what made them deicide to start their own blog.

Cheers

geoff

One reason I have a blog or two is that I lose things easily, and it is one way of dumping stuff that I may possibly be able to find again.

I also like making lists of sites that appeal to me, and this is one easy way of doing it.

And I like to make a comment, every so often, but I must admit that this was before Facebook: I’ve become distracted by the joys of “meeting up” with former students and old friends, lately.

Personally, it helps me work out and struggle through Biblical, theological and devotional areas in my life. In other words: writing helps me think. I also like to ask open questions and get feedback. Usually the answers have come from thoughtful christians, and have been edifying and helpful. Plus, I simply like to write.

Like all other skills, writing takes practice. That’s probably the biggest reason for my blog. And it’s just possible people might enjoy reading mine too (though I doubt it).

I blog because -

* I like writing

* I like “nailing my colours to the mast” on the issues of religion, sex and politics

* I like being part of the blog community

* I like having a voice in the ongoing Sydney Anglican conversation

(...shameless plug follows...)

I started a blog this week on “being a missional church in Sydney”.

Reasons…

a) it helps me crystalise my thoughts
b) i’m hoping to help others and get some ideas myself

Jeff

I don’t blog, so my response that follows isn’t in direct answer to Geoff’s question, but it may add something to Dannii’s post.

The pastor of my (late) Mum’s former church in Sydney blogs and my mum, at 84, was regularly reading his blog and on the basis of what she read there, prayed for the pastor and the church in which she had spent some 40 years.

I spoke to the pastor this morning and he told me how encouraged he was to know that ‘some random person whom I’ve never met’ was regularly praying for him and the work at the church.

Cheers,
Andrew

As a minister, it helps me to get some thoughts out of my brain. In fact it really, and honestly has helped to increase my productivity!!

Craig Schwarze - 17 October 2007 09:11 PM

* I like having a voice in the ongoing Sydney Anglican conversation

Craig...that sounds so emerging

:~|)

Got him, yes!!

Steve Carlisle - 18 October 2007 06:10 PM

Got him, yes!!

“Conversation” is such a great word for this kind of thing, though, I think conservatives should reclaim it…

I didn’t know there was a “ongoing Sydney Anglican conversation”. What does his conversation consist in?

On these forums for a start! But also in blogs of SydAngs, in Southern Cross, on the website, in podcast sermons, in the Briefing - wherever Sydney Anglicans are sharing their faith and views with each other…

Craig Schwarze - 19 October 2007 05:16 PM

wherever Sydney Anglicans are sharing their faith and views with each other…

or with the great unwashed who are so hard to keep clear of because of that Internet thingy.
8-)
Terry

Because I’ve never been any good at keeping a journal, and I’m far more likely to keep working at a LiveJournal when I know that people are actually reading it and want to know what’s happening in my life.