by Bret Capranica | May 23, 2006 | Blogging
Last Sunday marked one year ago that I began “The Capranica.” The once humble beginnings remain humble (thankfully) – not necessarily the author, but the beginnings, that is. Beginning at the blogspot domain, I gradually grew into a more sophisticated and helpful platform in WordPress. I began to blog to verbally respond to culture and theology – to make me think a bit more and write a tad more than I normally would. I also wanted to collect articles, sites, quotes, etc., that I could use in my teaching and personal musings. I never got into the blogosphere to debate and comment on other sites, just to keep a personal collection of whatever I wanted to collect. Making it public simply refines the process of achieving my purposes. So, here’s “Happy Birthday” to The Capranica. . . ‘and many more. ....
by Bret Capranica | Apr 28, 2006 | Blogging, Culture
Blogs and the Survival of Civilization Reconsidered So, this rejoinder suggests that if I am disinhibited, Blogger and WordPress are not to blame. Disinhibition is a cultural trend that blogging simply allows the already disinhibited to vent. This article made me feel so much better. I’m not as disinhibited as Snoop Dogg or Al Frankin. With that, I believe I will continue blogging. Here’s more about blogging from Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post. A purely objective journalist criticizing the inhibitions of...
by Bret Capranica | Apr 27, 2006 | Blogging, Culture
Blogs and the Survival of Civilization Dr. Mohler discusses the fact that the modern blog craze has produced a group of people who have no inhibitions about how they speak about other people and issues. The blogosphere is the new wild, wild west. I knew that was why I was attracted to...
by Bret Capranica | Apr 26, 2006 | Blogging, Ecclesiology
The T4G conference begins today. It was the intention of our pastoral staff to be at this conference, but circumstances did not allow us to attend. So, I will be checking out the multitude of individuals blogging on the conference: Tim Challies, official T4G blogger. Jason Robertson – who is there and should be blogging, it would be sin for him not to Pastor Steve Weaver Marc Heinrich Paul Lamey Paleoevangelical Nick Reddin & Chris Hinton . . . Just to name a few. Give us good posts guys. We will be...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 24, 2005 | Blogging
Chris Meirose has a great blog that I enjoy frequenting, full of thoughtful biblical evaluations of and comments on theology and life. BTW Chris, yes, all the rest are mere immitations of THE Southern Baptist Theological Seminary! UPDATE: Also – see thebluefish – great site, good stuff and quick...
by Bret Capranica | Jun 21, 2005 | Blogging
If you have not been to Phil Johnson’s blog, “Pyromaniac,” you must delay no longer. Phil claims that he was not going to be a daily blogger, but the response to his wit and wisdom has no doubt tempted him beyond resistence. I, for one, am thankful for this particular lack of self-control on Phil’s part. Be sure to see yesterday’s “Monday Menagerie” and his description of the church of the “Capuchini deathcraft” in Palermo, Italy: a freakish result of errant...
