"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God."
--Hebrews 12:1-2, ESV
The above verse was not only wisely quoted by Touchstone and Salvo Magazines' James Kushiner (I'll get to that a bit later), it also describes my experience at GodBlogCon 2006. All of a sudden, I know a cloud more people who are doing the work of the Lord in many different areas of the blogosphere - and in their everyday lives. I had the opportunity to sit under the wiser and more seasoned (never say "old"!), taking in their advice and learning how to be a better servant of the Lord Jesus. Their example pointed me precisely in that direction.
This year's GodBlogCon was more sparsely attended than last year's and Fox News didn't show up this time, but none of that mattered.
Numbers are not the most important thing in the economy of God or in culture-change. In my research for our presentation on the possibilities of Group Blogging, with our very own K.B. Enthusiasmos, I discovered the story of Diderot and Grimm in mid-18th century France. They wrote about the art, culture, politics, and news of Paris - transmitting the thoughts of the salons directly to their readers, which number 30 at best. Thirty readers seems paltry, but not when they include Catherine the Great of Russia, the king of Poland, and a handful of German princes. Even though our society doesn't flow from the top down as those of the pas, my point is that culture is not changed purely by numbers. Bloggers can reach that important handful and it doesn't have to be Hilary Clinton or George Allen reading! Culture is changed more by quality than by quantity.
So let me take Hugh Hewitt's wise words to heart and "praise the good."
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