On the encouragement of Micah Hershberger, I did a new thing for the first time yesterday. I recorded a reaction video.
You can view my foray into this internet trend here: Reaction to JD Hall on Protestia 'Podcast ALONE' Rant.
In my entirely subjective and self-serving opinion, I think it's not half bad for being my first try. But you can watch and be the judge, and do be so kind as to let me know if you have any other videos you'd like to see me do a reaction to.
But then you may be wondering why I am doing this. And I'll tell you - it has everything to do with the intersection of my quest to get better at communication, how and why Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, and a keen desire to bring my whole person into this effort to love the Lord my God with all my heart, soul, strength, and mind.
That isn't to say that every reaction video is going to be me presenting my best self. But it is to say I think we need to be looking our actual self in the mirror when we need touching up and greater discipline, rather than looking at an image of our idealized self and trying to reckon with that.
Reaction videos are admittedly - at least according to some critics quoted and referenced on the Wikipedia article on the subject here, at least potentially "graceless" and "narcissistic." But then how many folks are trying to take to the reaction video enterprise with a view to loving God and their fellow man, or a public dependence on God's grace, or out of a desire to improve social graces?
Now you know of at least one person - yours truly.
