Pulpit Magazine

by | Sep 5, 2006 | Blogging

Pulpit Magazine The Shepherds’ Fellowship has put up a new blog. How all of this works with PulpitLive and Faith and Practice is yet to be seen.

Blogging and Influence

by | Aug 4, 2006 | Blogging

Challies Dot Com: Influential Bloggers Always thoughtful and measured – one of the most influential bloggers (regardless of how you define influence), Tim Challies writes on the influence of blogging.  What makes for an influential blog?  Tim has some good points.  Too bad I make no use of...

Whew! Now That Was a Long Hiatus

by | Aug 3, 2006 | Blogging

So, I quit blogging for a little while.  A DMin project, beginning Romans, funerals out the wazoo (is that how you spell that) and just general old being busy has left little in the way of a prioritized need to blog. But I need to blog.  I need to read, interact with and think out loud regarding what is going on in my world. So, as I prepare to take up the beast again, here’s some of the reasons I blog: 1.  To force me to read, think through and concretely respond to issues in culture, theology and life.  It refines my thinking and writing – not that any of it will every be great, perhaps I can make it better. 2.  To create an e-filing cabinet of articles and issues I could later reference as I study, teach and preach. 3.  To keep up with personal friends and theological compatriots beyond my vast world of Hemet, California. 4.  To entertain a few from my church, family and friends who have some strange idea that they would want to read something from my dull mind. 5.  To be entertained by a few from my church, family and friends who I think are much brighter and less boring than I. I’m going to a bit of catching up in the next few days of posts that should have been posted long ago and a few “reactions” to some interesting happenigs in the blogosphere.  Oh, I’ll probably put up some quick links to articles I am finding interesting and helpful as I wade through the hundreds of posts I have neglected...

The Kettering Fellowship

by | Jun 30, 2006 | Blogging, Ecclesiology, General Theology

The Kettering Fellowship Here is a new blog I will be following.  Michael Smith, one of the contributors, is a dear brother and has become a good friend.  He and I will be finishing our final Doctor of Ministry seminary today.  I look forward to his future contributioins to the blogosphere – meaning, YOU HAVE TO POST SOMETHING,...