weblog updates: January 2007 Archives

I've been thinking about how I can improve my blogging in 2007. Even though I don't have a copy of Blogging for Dummies, it definitely should be on my reading list. Why? Because I stink at blogging. I only post a little more frequently on my blog than J.R.R. Tolkien does on his. So, I've decided to attempt to become a real blogger in 2007. My goal is to blog five days a week, Monday through Friday. Most of the posts will be brief but hopefully helpful. Here's what I'm considering doing each Monday to Friday. Feel free to make suggestions.

Mondays: Monday Musings - Monday's posts will be given to my musings on the gospel. I will either post my thoughts on various biblical texts from a gospel-centered perspective or quotations about the gospel from books I'm currently reading. Sometimes I'll post a link to a particularly good gospel-centered sermon I have found.

Tuesdays: Tolkien Tuesdays or Torrance Tuesdays - First, why Tolkien Tuesdays? A blog called "eucatastrophe" that does not post regularly about J.R.R. Tolkien or The Lord of the Rings should be called something else. Therefore, many of Tuesday's posts will be Tolkien related. I hope to include, from time to time, quotations from The Lord of the Rings that help illustrate some aspect of the gospel. If ever you find some interesting Tolkien tidbit that you think I might want to post, send it my way. Second, why Torrance Tuesdays? No one has contributed more to my understanding of the gospel than T.F. Torrance. His thinking on the Hypostatic Union has revolutionized my understanding of the significance of the incarnation. Torrance is gospel-centered like few others I have ever read. To read Torrance is to be invited to feast on the gospel. So, every other Tuesday will highlight a quotation from one of his books.

Wednesdays: What Should I do Wednesdays - This is an idea from Jollyblogger. Here's how it works: David Wayne writes, "'What should I do Wednesdays' will be a place where you, the reader, can give me advice. Each Wednesday I'll post a question asking for your advice and invite you to share it in the comments. I would also love it if some other bloggers would take this up and do it on their blogs - who knows what kind of collective good advice we might come up with? I'll also share my own answer to the question, so that will be my 'what you should do Wednesday' contribution."

Thursday: Treasure Trove Thursdays - Thursdays will be dedicated to posting on blogs that I've recently discovered. If you know of a blog(s) I might be interested in discovering, send me the link.

Fridays: Foto Friday - If you have any interest in seeing my digital pics, check out my blog on Fridays. I'll begin by posting pics from my Scotland trip this past July.

I may not (probably won't) post something everyone of those days, but I do think this blogging strategy will slowly help me become a real blogger.