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I’ve been operating this blog for approximately ten years. At times, it has been hard to navigate what it looks like to be a Christian and a blogger. While the landscape of blogging changes, God’s character doesn’t and it’s been my desire to emulate Him in the content I produce. One resource that has really inspired me to want to use blogging to show off Christ’s beauty is Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World. I initially discovered this title through the Gospel-Centered Discipleship Writer’s Guild which the book’s authors Benjamin Vrbicek and John Beeson are members of. The authors are both pastors and bloggers which I’m grateful for because I felt that the insight they shared was truly helpful.
In the book’s Introduction, Vrbicek shared this helpful advice, “John and I believe the only way Christian bloggers will have the stamina to do the kind of slogging that most bloggers do each week—the kind of blogging that honors God and serves a small number of mostly overlooked readers who rarely say thank you—is when we blog for God’s glory, not our own. But here’s the best thing. Blogging for God’s glory, in fact, doing anything for God’s glory is actually the way we get the most joy in life,” (pg. 12).
A few pages later, he wrote that blogging for God’s glory, “. . . means . . . first, to have our motivations aligned with God’s, and second, to pursue excellence in the craft, including theological precision, beautiful prose, visual appeal, and the edification of readers, all drawing from the best industry practices,” (pg. 14). The world of blogging can be tricky, especially for Christians who hope to turn their blog into a sort of side hustle. For me, there is often a battle of motivations in my heart. I believe my purpose as a blogger is to create content that reflects God’s glory and makes Christ look beautiful. I am often quick to forget my purpose as desires for success financially and metrically take root in my heart. Vrbicek and Beeson’s definition of blogging for God’s glory was helpful for me as it addressed the struggles I often experience as a blogger. Read more of my review here.
