Why I Write

Any writing I do on my own accord most always revolves around God and the Bible. Most of the writing I do is done on myspace via bulletins and blogs. Each piece of writing is triggered by a notion that there are those who might read what I post that need to realize a certain truth that is vital to them living their life to the fullest. I usually first state the truth that could benefit the reader. I then relate it to the false ideology's that they have believed that is hurting their potential to have a deep and intimate relationship with God without any hindrances. In relating the false ideology to the verses in the Bible I explain how the ideology's are hurting the reader and keeping them from a closer relationship with God. This is all based on the doctrine in the Bible that states that sin separates man from God. Since Jesus came and died to remove our sins from us and took them instead on himself that we could be reconciled to Life with God. The Bible describes this life as the fullest life possible with fullness of true joy and peace that every human on earth is searching for. So with all this in mind I write in a way that states my position and then the position of others. Occasionally I might be proving a certain biblical doctrine held as truth by someone I know instead of refuting other false ones.

They Say I Say Response

In the beginning chapter of the book They Say I Say Gerald Graff describes academic writing as merely a process of examining the ideas of another and either refuting them with facts or proving them with facts to support each stance. I agree in one sense that when you are writing to inform other people you have to assume that they already have a predisposed stance on whatever topic you are putting before them. I am a Christian and I have very strong beliefs based very strongly on what I have read and found out for myself in the Bible and from others who I have read and heard teach about the Bible. You can automatically assume then that there would be Christians who would not fully agree with what I agree with since one person may take certain verses in the Bible to mean one thing while another person takes it to mean a totally different thing. Therefore often times in discussions, whether voice to voice or over email or myspace, I have to address their beliefs and state verses from the Bible that either agree with them or disagree with what they hold true. Mr. Graff also says that there are certain structures or templates of writing that can improve the quality your writing. I'd agree to an extent since if you aren't creative and have many different ways of writing certain points, you can get repititive. Therefore I think that Mr. Graff's templates are one of the many ways to express writing and can be used.