Abraham Piper, the son of John Piper, has a neat blog called “22 words” that nearly always has something pointed, pithy, punny, or funny to say.

Yesterday, he wrote something a little different:

Today Jon Acuff started raising $30,000 for a kindergarten in Vietnam.

Donations could be made – even small amounts like $5. I checked back later in the day to see how things were progressing and read this update:

Over $27,500 $28,200 $29,000 $30,000 has already come in. Let’s just finish this tonight!

Done. Amazing.

Are you kidding? In one day? Abraham’s site gets a lot of traffic, but he isn’t in the upper echelons of popular blogs.

And yet, in just a few short words he pointed folks to one meaningful project…and in one day the mission was accomplished.

So, this morning he posted the following:

8 kids that have been waiting over 6 months for sponsors. Let’s knock it down to O.

In the time it took me to get coffee and write this post, it has been updated to read:

Abner Sponsored!

Alejandra Sponsored!

Carlos

Gerber

Johan

Kevin

Sintya Sponsored!

Brayan Sponsored!

Javier Sponsored!

What an exciting and joy-producing event! And what a difference this will make in the lives of the children sponsored. Head over to the original post at Abraham’s site to see who still needs sponsorship at this time.

“Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.” (Proverbs 14:21 ESV)

Abraham Piper (John’s son) is encouraging pastors to blog, and he gives six reasons why they should:

1. …to write.
2. …to teach.
3. …to recommend.
4. …to interact.
5. …to develop an eye for what is meaningful.
6. …to be known.

Piper, who fleshes out these reasons here, points out, “It will give you access to your people’s minds and hearts in a unique way by giving them a chance to know you as a well-rounded person.”

My pastor blogs (or at least he has a blog, but he hasn’t been posting much lately!), does yours? And for all you pastors out there, what are your thoughts on blogging or not blogging?