I confess I was born to teach. Today I welcomed over a hundred students–eager, excited, and some a bit apprehensive–and tomorrow many more. After my family, teaching turns my crank more than just about anything.
That is why my presence in the blog world, such that it is, will soon diminish dramatically. I have to choose between sitting in my office and looking an eager student in the eye or typing words on a screen. Well, I have two books to finish so I will be typing, but you get the point.
I think blogging serves a useful purpose. I am not as down on it as some. Nor do I think it is suddenly the answer to all issues in the SBC or elsewhere. I actually enjoy my Facebook now more than anything online, but that is because of those wonderful students…
Pray for me. Pray for my colleagues. It is an awesome thing to teach students who will shepherd the churches and go to the mission field. I do not take a day of it lightly. The stewardship given to those of us called to teach is a weighty one, and I feel its tug daily.
But I also confess how cool it is that I get to spend my life with these amazing young men and women. The Providence of God is amazing.
E. Stanley Jones was once asked how he helped so many young people become effective ministers. His reply: “I put a big crown over their heads, and help them to grow into them.” That summarizes teaching I think. So if I blog less, it is because I am lifting up some hefty crowns more.