Reasons I Retired and What's Happening Now
Reason 60: The Church Blog
I think I was born with ink in my veins. From the time I could hold a stubby pencil in my hand, I was always scribbling on the backs of papers and envelopes, writing out stories that jumped into my head. While writing came quite naturally to me, calling myself a writer did not. Weren’t writers people like Stephen King who made buckets of money from books?
Well, no. Turns our writers are simply those of us who love to put words out into the world, telling our own stories and those of others. Money and fame have little to do with it.
About a year after my son and I joined Atonement Methodist Church, Pastor Amy announced the building of a new website. Eagerly, I asked if there would be room for a blog. I wanted to tell others how God was working in my life! She was as enthusiastic as I was, so “Walking With Jesus” was born.
For the first few months, I faithfully posted something every week. Then it occurred to me that other people in the church—none of whom I knew too well—probably also had stories to share. I opened up an invitation in the bulletin. I held a meeting.
Four people came. It was discouraging, but I worked with those four and published their stories.
And I continued to hone my craft as a writer. I became more and more convinced that God had gifted me with writing and that I could use it for His Kingdom. But I could also encourage others to tell their own stories, to be a storyteller.
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Because God has called EVERYONE to write their story. You don’t need to be a theologian, you don’t need to be an English major, you don’t even need to know how to work a computer. All you need is a story of what God has done for you and a desire to tell that story to others, as Paul did when he wrote in Romans 5:8 about the miracle of his salvation.
Here are five reasons why we should write our stories. In future posts, I’ll go into each one.
Grow your own faith in God.
Grow the faith of others.
Inspire others with the courage to share their stories.
Glorify God.
Reveal the power of God.
Last Sunday, I made another plea for others to join me in telling their God stories.
Please don’t make me wait too long!
You, too, have a story to tell! How can I help you tell your story?
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