Reflecting on Fifty Posts

A couple months ago I kicked off this whole blogging thing and this marks the 50th post. Things have gone well so far, though post frequency shifts from time to time as things get busy.

Fifty posts is not anything to pat myself on the back for. However, it provides a good excuse for evaluation on whether this blog is serving the purpose I started it for and what should be changed.

So, is this blog serving the purposes I started it for?

Well, one of the main purposes was to help me think through what I was reading. It has definitely been helpful in this regard. Whether books, blogs or Scripture, when I write about something I've read its helpful in making me retain and think through ideas.

The focus for the reading I was blogging was the Puritan Challenge. I've realized that it was a bit daunting based upon other reading I was doing for myself and small group, so I've phased that out. I hope to tackle some of the books individually at a bit of a slower pace. My reading in general has slowed down due to a busy schedule in many areas of my life. I'm definitely working to try and address this and once I do I'll be blogging more about books again.

All in all, the blog has been very helpful for me, but I'd like to try and maintain a more regular schedule. Also, I'm eager to figure out how I can make it helpful for me and keep it useful for anyone who reads along or stumbles upon it.

Second, what can be improved?

I know I struggle with brevity at times, but I've been trying to get better and I spend time reducing my posts. It's certainly helping me to be a better writer by using less words to convey more meaning.

I also know that my posts might not always be directed to someone reading along. Sometimes its just a good place to write out some thoughts or a note (almost like a journal) that I might want to easily access later. Not that I'm afraid that people will read it, but occasionally I don't write with others in mind which may be apparent in how I write. As I mentioned earlier, I'd like to write more regularly which means reading things I can write about and taking advantage of writing and scheduling posts ahead of time if necessary.

Any thoughts on how I can improve? Has anything in particular served you? Anything you would like to see more of? Feel free to sound off in the comments. Thanks.