
Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World

Chasing traffic and a platform will cannibalize your energy. Don’t expect the day-in and day-out of the journey to be sufficient.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
I fear too many times I’ve tricked myself into saying I’m blogging for the glory of the King of kings when I’m blogging for my own glory.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
My suggestion is to worry less about what others say is the right length and consider what length best fits your ability to write a post artfully.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
When I ask that question, I want you to think of real people you know, friends and family. Don’t leap to an imaginary audience before you deal with the readers you actually know.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
Is it possible you might need to courageously expose sin or theological error at some point as a blogger? Yes. Is it likely a God-glorifying blog is marked by a critical tone? No.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
Perhaps the biggest lure to any blogger is the power of the 24-hour news cycle.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
When I started blogging, I made the rule to always reach out to other authors when I interacted with their work on my blog. I encourage you to do this too.
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
On the other hand, I’ve learned if the posture of my heart in my sermon preparation isn’t devotional, then my preaching becomes dry and academic. If I am not growing spiritually through my pastoral ministry, I’m not pastoring as God intended. I would say the same thing to engineers,
Benjamin Vrbicek • Blogging for God’s Glory in a Clickbait World
I want to follow, to the best of my ability, Paul’s admonition to think upon that which is pure, lovely, and commendable (Phil 4:8). If I can put that in business