Why start a blog?

In the book, "In, But Not Of: A Guide to Christian Ambition and the Desire to Influence the World ", Hugh Hewitt says in Chapter 32 to start and maintain your own web log (blog). As you can see from this site , many others have followed this advice. I actually helped my wife start her own blog, Mommypundit and she in turn suggested that I start my own.

But back to my original question - why start a blog? On page 150 of Hugh's book he says

"The advantage of blogging is that it will oblige you to live in the world of ideas and debates and to do so at the modern pace." (page 150, "In, But Not Of")

The Bible tells us that we are to be in the world but not of the world (John 17:14-16). I believe that as Christians we are called to be engaged in the culture and seek to advance the gospel of Jesus (Matthew 29:19-20). But we are not only to proclaim the truth of the gospel, but also show others how we should live.

Never has this been more important than at this particular time in our country's history. We have many issues facing us as a nation that we need to be considering as we head to the polls on November 2nd. This is a time for Christians to step up to the plate and let our voices be heard.

Much has been made in the media about the choices we face in electing a President, Senators, and Congressmen. As Charles Colson said in this article, "Choose men who love God and are able to govern well." This post from Stones Cry Out makes the case for re-electing President Bush about as well as any that I have read. I can also tell you from having read Stephen Mansfield's excellent book "The Faith of George W. Bush" that our President is a man who loves God and seeks to govern according to God's word.