Saturday, January 24, 2009

Like a Hole in the Head

The world needs another blog like I need a hole in the head. But, alas, here I am anyway.

Welcome to DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed. My name is Kevin DeYoung. I'm the Senior Pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan. I'm married to my lovely wife, Trisha, and we have three kids--Ian (5), Jacob (3), and Elsie (1)--with one more on the way. I love Jesus. I the Bible. I love the church. At times I love myself, which is my biggest problem. I am a sinner saved by grace and being sanctified by the same.

I have no designs to be the web's new uber-blogger. I have no illusions to net-grandeur. In fact, I resisted starting a blog for a long time. There are plenty of good reasons I should not be blogging: (1) I don't have the time. (2) I don't need to express all my opinions to everyone. (3) I have no desire to engage everyone who might love or loathe what I have to say. (4) There are already tons of good blogs to follow. (5) I don't need the distraction of following blogger comments and the temptation to track my hits and think I'm important--or more likely, feel like I'm unimportant (which is pride's soft underbelly). (6) Who really cares what I have to say anyway?

Despite these compelling reasons, I'm entering the blogosphere. My reasons are twofold: (1) I like to write. A blog will be a good avenue to practice the craft and good opportunity to vent my spleen when I feel some apparently original (but probably recycled) thought welling up within me. (2) Perhaps a few people out there will be helped by my comments and reflections. The great thing about a blog is anyone can read along but no one has to. So I'll write and post and comment and leave the rest to God. If he can use my musings to encourage or exhort, I'll be grateful.

What will you find on my blog? Nothing too unusual--book reviews, thoughts on the Bible, comments on culture, reflections on contemporary church life, and whatever other ideas aren't fortunate enough to find their way into the "not for public consumption" file. I hope a few people out there enjoy reading them almost as much as I'll enjoy writing them.

So, worst case scenario this blog leads to the end of the world. Second worst case scenario, it's boring and no one reads it. Slightly better scenario, someone learns more about the Word of God and I have fun.

That would at least be better than a hole in my head.

4 comments:

Tim said...

Welcome to blogging! I'm looking forward to hearing what you say.

pointnine said...

Two comments--

(1) You actually DO need a hole in the head -- several in fact! OK, granted, you don't need any in addition to what you were already born with...

(2) We ARE supposed to love ourselves (otherwise "Love your neighbor as yourself" wouldn't make much sense)! But don't go getting a big head now, all credit to Christ.

Am I your first cantankerous poster? ;)

Welcome to blogging. I don't have time for it either but it's fun once in a while.

jason said...

Greatly looking forward to it. Thank you.

Lisa Joy said...

The associate pastor at my old church mentioned your blog in his blog (godentranced.blogspot.com), and I thought I'd give it a look-see. Thanks for opening up. Looking forward to what you have to say.

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