Thinking before you write in public
AKMA has some thoughtful words on members of the clergy who blog. The whole post is great--I especially like how he stresses the need for good writing and communication skills among seminary students, because he's right to say that clergy are professional communicators. But this final thought is especially apt:
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Response to watching what you say in public
I do not regularly read AKMA but from what I HAVE read, I have gleamed this thematic notion to be willing to publicly and openly speak your opinions and stand by them. I completely agree although I sometimes have a hard time adhering to the promise to stand by my initial thoughts. I'm not sure this is negative anyhow as if we were all 100% sure about everything, how would we learn?
Because I write about personal stuff (versus academia or politics, etc.), I find AKMA's theories convenient because I simply write, put it out there, and then I contemplate what is very concretely and permanently on a page before me and whoever is in that ever-changing landscape of observers.
I'm muddling about on your blog here a bit as I'm not quite familiar with this format. ;)
Michelle