There comes a time in every man’s life when he succombs to social pressure and becomes a faceless product of corporate marketing. I call it a blog. Why, you ask, have I started a blog after years of resistance?
1) To get a book deal. Self-promotion is the name of the game.
2) To be hip. I’m a young Christian leader without any tattoos. I’ve gotta compensate with something else.
3) To pound my ideas into your head. I only have so many clever ideas and as a pastor, I actually have a regular public forum in which to share them. I also get paid to talk to people. Somehow, the sound of my own voice (or my keyboard keys) never gets old.
4) Boredom. I already watched every episode of The Office and Arrested Development and I refuse to watch Lost.
5) To be more like Todd Hiestand. www.toddhiestand.com.
I’ll let that last one speak for itself.
Any questions, O blogosphere?
Bravo, Gary! Way to run with the lemmings!
Welcome to the blogosphere!
Love it. Of course, I have no concept of shameless self-promotion or enjoying the sound of my own voice (or my keyboard keys). You’ll have to let the rest of us know what that must be like…
gary, your blog is awesome.
Well, you may not have any tattoos, but your glasses are rockin’.
Gary,
I am so proud of you jumping into a large wide open body of water with only your voice to guide you! Keep jumping…. Emmy
Well, you should still watch lost, but this blog is pretty great, too.
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