I started blogging way back. It was enjoyable. It was a fun way to vent and make my statements about whatever I felt like commenting on. I never set out to develop a following or win any awards. I have, nonetheless, made some great friendships with people—some of whom agree with me and some who don’t—and I love that. I’ve been nominated for Okie Blog Awards (I’m a perpetual loser), and Oklahoma Magazine named the WynnBlog one of the top 75 blogs in Oklahoma. I was honored.
And then I just kind of quit.
And I never really started back up again. I’ve thought about it, but I never really got it rolling again. And I’ve really been thinking on why why I haven’t. There are lots of peripheral reasons: too busy, Twittering instead, Facebooking instead, operating http://WelchOK.com instead, yada, yada, yada. There are all kinds of excuses. But they’re not really the big reason. I have always been busy—at times extremely busy—and still found time to blog. That’s what got me to the main reason I checked out of the blogoshpere. I simply quit caring enough to comment.
I got to a point where I thought (and I largely still do) that nothing I had to say made a difference. I do my best to advocate for a faith in Jesus Christ that I believe to be the one true means to God, and my fellow “Christians” play politics, lie, cheat, gossip, and basically worship a god made in their own image. I, and my ilk, did our best to make the case against the candidacy of Barack Obama. America elected him anyway. I did my level best to point out what I view as serious, serious problems with higher education in Oklahoma, specifically at Rogers State University, and no one—and I mean NO ONE, even highly respected conservative politicians—will even dare to take a real look at the mess, even when provided documentary evidence. It just all felt so worthless. No one cared. I didn’t care anymore.
Sure, I still have opinions. I’m as conservative as ever, and I think it’s the best political hope this nation has. I still believe in open, fair, and accountable government. I’m still a Christian, and I know Jesus Christ is the only hope this world and its peoples have. I have an unshakeable faith in my Savior, even when I doubt those who claim to be His people.
I guess, all told, I just got tired of contributing to this big swirling mass of opinions that like-minded folks loved, those with differing philosophies hated, and which really had no serious effect on the world. I didn’t see it accomplishing anything. It just made me feel as if all my efforts and time were worthless, and if I want that feeling I can always go back to pastoring.
So, here I am, a blogger without much to say. Maybe I’ll have more; maybe I won’t. Time will tell. If you’re a reader—or I dare say, fan—of the WynnBlog, you’ll just have to hang around and see what happens. I’m doing the same.




