I have been writing on this blog now for slightly over two years and there has been one thing has continued to be a burr in my blog-saddle. I am referring to the delight in controversy and by comparison, the inferior zeal towards the simple promotion of biblical truth in the gospel.
For example, according to my tags I have 111 posts tagged ‘affections‘, 158 ‘gospel‘, 47 in ‘evangelism‘ and 31 in ‘expository preaching‘. However, as of today do you know what the most popular posts are?
#1 My review of Don Piper’s book
#2 My review of Mark Driscoll’s recent book
#3 The recent review (by my Senior Pastor) on Velvet Bell
I remember getting emails for my stance on the Luis Palau crusade in Omaha or Rick Warren and people were acting like this was one of the negative blogs on the web. The sum and substance of this site has been promoting, enjoying and defending the gospel. This is done by writing articles or promoting (or demoting) books.
My point in all of this is that this blog intends to point people to be more impressed with Christ while interacting with life. However, in this process I have found that what seems to get people fired up is not Jesus and his word but us and our firmly held traditions, identities, and delights. This makes me want to keep studying, praying, writing, and longing for the kingdom to come, that the King’s name would be hallowed and his will would be done.