Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post, following your instructions:
So, I’ve been messing around with this “Christian Elder” thing. It all started when I was looking for a way to, I don’t know, organize my thoughts and maybe connect with other people. I am not a programmer, not even close. I am just a normal guy who likes to take notes.
First, I Googled a bunch of stuff. Like, “digital journaling for Christians,” “online faith communities,” stuff like that. I found some apps, but they were all, like, super complicated or wanted me to pay a subscription. No thanks.
Then, I stumbled upon this idea of just using plain text files. It sounded kinda old-school, but also simple, you know? So, I created a folder on my computer called “Christian Elder.” I wanted to start writing daily, and check if the record is building up.
The First Step
- Open a text editor. I used Notepad at first.
- Create the folder.
- Wrote my daily.
I started by just writing down whatever was on my mind. Prayers, Bible verses I was thinking about, struggles, good things that happened. It was messy, but it felt good to get it all out.
Then yesterday, I thought, “Hey, maybe I could share this somehow?” But I didn’t want to use social media. I wanted something, I don’t know, more private? more personal. So the purpose became clear for me, I want to be the Christian Elder, who can spread wisdoms with other people.
Further Steps
I decided to stick with the plain text files, but I switched to a better editor, something called “Sublime Text.” It’s still simple, but it looks nicer and has some cool features like highlighting keywords.
After I tried several times, I finally managed to keep writing every day. That is my goal. I was busy during the daytime, but I kept reminding myself to continue. Now the records are building up.
It’s still a work in progress. I’m not sure where it’s going, but it’s been a cool little experiment. Maybe I’ll find a way to share it with a small group of people someday. Or maybe it’ll just stay my own little digital journal. Who knows?
It has been a nice day today.
