I had a startling realization last night. One of those things that you know academically, but suddenly glows with current pertinence.
Paul’s medium for ministry was writing, too.
He wrote letters to the churches and to fellow Christians. And he struggled with making himself understood, hence his going on and on about “And I don’t mean to say that such and so, and this doesn’t mean that when X happens, Y doesn’t apply, and though some may say I mean thus don’t listen to them because I don’t.” And yes, that seems tedious and interrupts the flow of the writing and reduces the quality of the eloquence, but at the end of the day what matters is making the point truly and wholly understood. Because this isn’t an essay contest to win a prize, this is a ministry where souls are at stake.
So Paul and I both struggle with making a point well-understood, as does anyone writing letters or sermons or blogs. I think Paul would have been a blogger had the medium been available. 
Posted on January 22nd, 2008 by Dove
Filed under: Learning
Ooooh…I totally agree. But it is so very very frustrating at times.