Daily Scroll blogger interview: Joe Blackmon

Joe is an accountant and auditor who pastored a church part-time before moving to his current home, in Tennessee. His blog is called the Hear God Speak-Bible Commentary.

DS: What compelled you to start blogging?

“I had pastored a church bi-vocationally for about 6 years before I moved to Tennessee to take a job as an auditor. When I moved here, I sent out resumes for pulpit supply and for bi-vocational church jobs. I wasn’t getting any calls for pulpit supply and the one church that considered calling me as a pastor voted to not call me. I still felt the call of God to teach His word. I thought starting a blog would give me that opportunity.”

DS: How would you describe the purpose of your blog?

“I link to other blog posts that I find interesting and write ocassional posts on theological topics. However, primarily I write bible exposition. I am currently expositing the book of Matthew and II Peter. I have also worked through a few Psalms and posted a few lessons I taught as a subsitute teacher in Sunday School.”

DS: What unique responsibilities do you think Christian bloggers have?

“I think first of all a Christian blogger should present a Christian worldview based on God’s word. it is important that we do not come to people with clever words of man’s wisdom as Paul said. I also think we need to demonstrate the love of Christ when dialogueing with those who disagree with us. We need to have the humility to realize that we can be wrong and the willingness to learn from people.”

DS: What are your own favorite blogs or news sites?

“Well, the Daily Scroll, of course! I also really like a blog by a PhD student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Alan Knox, called The Assembling of the Church. I also really enjoy a blog by a gentleman named Steve Heartsill called All Toes in the Water. Finally, I am really digging a blog by two ministers from Australia called Cal.vini.st.”

DS: How would you be spending your extra time, if you didn’t blog?

“That’s a good question. I’d probably spend time writing books that no one would end up reading. Haa haa.”