Begg and Blogging

On my way to Greenville this morning I was listening to a message by Alistair Begg.  Begg just happens to be one of my favorite preachers, so this was no coincidence.  Apart from enjoying his Scotish brogue, I also enjoy Begg's refreshing practicality.  In this particular message he was reading from 2 John, and when he got to verse 12 I couldn't help but think of my new blog.

2 John 12, "Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full."

There are a few reasons why I started a blog, but not one of them is because of my ability to write.  I am not being self-deprecating by any means, but truth is truth.  Over the years I have gotten lazy in my grammar and my sentence structure, and as they say if you don't use it then you lose it.  I regret not being more careful in how I treat the English language; especially when I write. 

You might be wondering what this has to do with 2 John 12?  Notice what John says.  In a nutshell he says that he has many things to say, but he would prefer rather to speak those things as opposed to writing them.  I know exactly how the apostle feels.  I too prefer speaking (aka preaching/teaching) as opposed to writing.  Now lest I be accused of poor exegesis, I understand that John does not say what he says in verse 12 because of poor grammar and sentence structure.  Regardless, I couldn't help but chuckle when I heard Begg read that verse this morning.

I guess what I am saying is that I am a much better speaker than I am a writer.  If anyone is actually taking the time to read this blog I do hope that you will remember that.  The theological, historical, and devotional reflections I write about would probably sound a whole lot better if I were speaking them, but since I cannot speak face to face with everyone then I decided to go ahead and give blogging a try.  If you get nothing else out of this particular post at least go subscribe to Alistair Begg's podcast.  It will be well worth your time.