December 4, 2011
Reboot
So… it’s been a while. Over a year, actually. But I’ve decided to “reboot” this blog, this time with a plan. I suppose it was a bit naive of me to begin a blog without a plan. Then again, I suppose that’s why something like 90% of blogs fail within the first year.
I had a few realizations in the process of thinking about this blog, its existence, and my purpose in writing it. First off, I realized that I enjoy writing. It helps me to think my thoughts through. I’ve been on Twitter for a while now (@5stringJeff), and that’s a fine medium for what it does, but it sure doesn’t allow for deep thought. I realized that I needed a medium that would allow me to analyze my thoughts, which mostly revolve around my relationship with God, theology, and American politics. That medium is this blog. Secondly, I realized that to blog effectively, I needed a bit more of a focus. So, drawing on my MBA knowledge, I immediately drafted a mission statement. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Liberty in the Son Mission Statement: To glorify God through a long-term analysis of the Christian’s gift of liberty, individually (in living) and corporately (in politics).
Third, I realized that I needed to put myself on a schedule in order to blog effectively. The plan is to post about three times weekly, with posts on Christian living, current events, policy analysis, theology, and a synthesis of all of these into somewhat of a “worldview.” That sounds a lot more complicated than I mean it to be; I don’t want to compartmentalize my political views apart from my faith, and I think there is a good, intellectual way to combine libertarian beliefs with the Christian walk.
The focus of the blog will remain more on being a Christian than being a libertarian, but still looking to answer this basic question: are Christianity and libertarianism compatible in theory and in practice, and if so, how?
