When Everyone Else Is Scrolling
We live in the age of brevity. Thoughts compressed into 280 characters on X. Videos condensed from full-length to Reels and Shorts. Everything designed for the scroll, the swipe, the next dopamine hit. Attention spans measured in seconds, not minutes.
So why am I doing the opposite?
Why am I starting a daily blog in 2026, when blogs feel like relics from another internet era? Why commit to long-form writing when the algorithm rewards quick hits?
Here’s why.
1. I Like Writing. I Like Reading. I Like the Literary Art Form.
There’s something sacred about the written word that doesn’t translate to a 15-second video or a tweet thread. Writing forces you to think slowly, carefully. It demands that you sit with an idea long enough to understand it, wrestle with it, articulate it.
Reading does the same for the reader. It asks for your attention, not just your eyeballs.
I grew up loving books, loving stories, loving the way words can capture something true about God, about life, about ourselves. In a world racing toward brevity, I want to move toward depth. I want to practice the literary art form—imperfectly, honestly, daily.
2. This Blog Is My Accountability
Here’s the truth: I’ve tried to read through the Bible many times. And I’ve failed many times.
I start with good intentions. Genesis begins strong. By Leviticus, I’m losing steam. By Numbers, I’ve given up entirely. The guilt sets in. I tell myself, “Next year. I’ll do it next year.”
But next year becomes the year after. And the pattern repeats.
This time, I’m trying something different. This time, I’m making it public—or at least, putting it out there. My wife and I are following The Bible Project’s one-year reading plan together. And every day, I’m going to write about what we read.
Not because I’m a Bible scholar. Not because I have all the answers. But because writing creates accountability. When you say you’re going to do something publicly, even if no one’s watching yet, it changes things. It makes it harder to quit quietly.
This blog is my commitment device. My daily check-in. My way of saying: I’m showing up. I’m doing the work. I’m eating this scroll, one day at a time.
3. Maybe, If I’m Successful, This Will Help Others Too
Right now, this blog is for me. For my wife and me, really. It’s our journey through Scripture in 2026.
But maybe—just maybe—if I actually pull this off, if I write every day for a year, someone else might find it helpful. Someone else who’s tried and failed to read through the Bible. Someone who wants to see what it looks like to wrestle with the text daily, honestly, without pretending to have it all figured out.
I’m not starting this blog to build an audience. I’m starting it to build a habit. To cultivate discipline. To encounter God’s Word every single day for a year.
If others benefit along the way? That would be a beautiful bonus. But first, I need to prove to myself that I can do this.
My Hope and Prayer
I really hope and pray I do write every day.
I know there will be days when I don’t want to. Days when the passage is difficult, confusing, or seemingly irrelevant. Days when life is busy, when motivation is low, when the excuses pile up.
But that’s exactly why I’m doing this. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s worth it.
— R
Toronto, Canada
December 2025
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