If you’ve looked at this blog’s home page, you’ll have noticed it’s changed.
In brief, I think a website needs a makeover every now and again. I’m not a professional designer, so I struggle with this a little, but I felt I couldn’t put it off any longer.
I will be re-organising the content slightly as well as changing the appearance. And I will be trying a few things out to see what I like best. So expect minor changes for a week or two.
That’s all you really need to know. But if you want to know more, please read on. I’d really love to have your feedback too.
A sense of purpose
My blogging adventures began in 2006 with a site (now called Is there a God?) seeking to provide interested non-believers with ideas on why I think Christian belief makes sense. All in a respectful, open-minded non-combative way.
Over the years, more than half a million people have visited that site, and I’ve had many interesting conversations, on the blog and by email.
It turned out that many visitors weren’t interested non-believers, but Christians feeling doubts about their faith, and looking for answers they weren’t getting from their churches. So I started “the Way?“ in 2011 to try to answer the questions they were asking.
Deconstruction goes viral
In the last decade or so, it has become apparent that more and more Christians are looking to completely review their beliefs. Some call it deconstruction.
I believe this is an important step for many people, and one that can be very positive, if they are able to rebuild again on a new foundation. So I wrote a number of pages on faith deconstruction and faith for the future and these became the main focus of the site.
Time for a makeover
So a reader suggested I re-focus the website on “spiritual misfits”. I played around with two ideas:
- Focus on the search for truth, with a title like “Finding our way” and a home page graphic of people in a maze.
- Focus on moving forward into new understandings, with a graphic of movement.
In the end, I thought the second option was more positive and so I chose the title “Way Forward” and the cyclist graphic. I’m still not 100% sure, and I may try out something different after giving this theme time to show its merits.
Feedback very welcome
If you have read this far and have any suggestions, positive or negative, I’d really appreciate hearing them. Thanks.
Photo by cottonbro studio.
Thank you so much for what you are doing. You are a blessing and appreciated so much!
I see practical Christianity as a viable means of making the world a better place through good works and the spreading of a more loving and inclusive society.
Some Christians may be inclined to gather in small groups one day a week and forget the principles of their religion the rest of the time, a mistake we can all make regardless of our beliefs.
In other words I think the value of Christianity today is setting an example to others for our behaviour towards others and saving society from the ills of greed, corruption and the acquisition of power, not just navel gazing about the more metaphysical aspects of the religion.
Whatever you decide to do I always like reading your blog and will continue to do so because you are the most balanced spokesman for Christianity that I have read.
Good luck with your makeover!
Thank you both for your kind words.
“West”, some Christians focus on the spiritual side and others (less in number) focus on “making the world a better place through good works”. (To be fair, the former think the only way to make the world a better place is via conversions.) Not so many try to do both.
I hope I’m in the latter group. I can’t help feeling that if more Christians focused on good works, more non-believers might be inclined to believe.
I’m excited to see your makeover and looking forward to seeing what’s new. I really appreciate your passion and devotion to continue this journey.
Thank you!