Blogging

“For the last 20 years, Mattingly has been best known as editor of GetReligion.org — a website dedicated to promoting and critiquing religion coverage in the mainstream media.” - RNS

There are a lot of them. A sampling…

“blogging allows us to control our own platform. Over the past few years we have come to realize the downsides of doing our writing on platforms owned and controlled by others in what has simply become a new form of ideological gatekeeping.” - Challies

“Twitter causes as many problems as it solves by its immediacy and by the nature of its character limit; Facebook emphasizes the most urgent information while older updates or articles almost immediately disappear into the void. These forms of social media speak to the present, but don’t adequately archive information. They allow people to speak quickly, but don’t value thoughtfulness.” - Challies

A Wee Health Update

Jesus instructed Peter to feed His sheep (John 21:16Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). Peter said the same to every pastor (1 Pet. 5:2Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)). But how does this feeding occur? Through biblical thoughts and words (1 Tim. 4:6Open in Logos Bible Software (if available)).

“So what’s left for me to do at this point is close up shop. The content here has been and always will be under Phil’s purview, and if he would keep it as-is, I trust his judgment. I’ll be archiving all the other blogs under my name and closing them in the next 60 days.” The End.

Twenty-Five Bloggers in One Sentence Each

“Many people don’t have the time to read more than one or two bloggers on a regular basis. But, it turns out, you don’t really need to.”

Admin: Feel free to add to this list

“[T]he Internet seems like capitalism’s ultimate feat of self-destructive genius, an economic doomsday device rendering it impossible for anyone to ever make a profit off anything again. It’s especially hopeless for those whose work is easily digitized and accessed free of charge.” NYT SundayReview Opinion

“Indignation is the discourse du jour on the Internet. We can do better.”