Category Archives: Blogging

Day Two: GodblogCon 2007 and Blog World Expo

Posted on November 10, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

Day two at GodblogCon started with Paul Spears, from Torrey institute of Biola University and a contributor @ ScriptoriumDaily.com; talking about “Substance in Blogging and the Case for Blog Euthanasia”. Dr. Spears pointed out that millions of blogs are started every month and multi-millions are abandoned or flushed. The fact is that not everyone is well suited for serious blogging and many have discovered that posting meaningful content can actually be hard work and take time away from other activities.

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Note: Podcasts of the GodblogCon sessions are available @ ScriptoriumDaily.com
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Day One: GodblogCon 2007 and BlogWorld Expo

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

Greetings from Las Vegas, Nevada, I am here at the Blogworld & New Media Expo and GodblogCon 2007, along with thousands of fellow bloggers. Today has been an eye opening experience. I am like a kid in a candy store. < Read the rest on my AFTF blog>

Note: Podcasts of the GodblogCon sessions are available @ ScriptoriumDaily.com
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5 Things I Dig About Jesus

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Michael| 10 Comments

I have been tagged by Carl Thomas of Revival Blog. They call this a ‘meme’, I didn’t even know what a meme was until I got tagged and read all about it on Rich Tatum’s blog. I borrowed the following from Rich:

Here are the rules, according to John Smulo, the originator of the meme:

Those tagged will share 5 Things They Dig About Jesus.
Those tagged will tag 5 people.
Those tagged will leave a link to their meme in the comments section of this post so everyone can keep track of what’s being posted.

Meme Genealogy

I’m in the eighth generation of this meme. Each of my ancestors tagged five other people. So, at minimum, there are 48 others blogging about Jesus right now, with potentially hundreds more. Explore the following sites above or go directly to Smulo’s first post to see what others have written.
John Smulo (originator) blogging @ SmuloSpace
Bryan Riley blogging @ Charis Shalom
Alan Knox blogging @ The Assembling of the Church
Joel Brueseke blogging @ Grace Roots
Vanessa blogging @ NightWatch
Mark Hadfield blogging @ MadeToPraiseHim
Carl Thomas blogging @ Revival Blog
â€¦Me, blogging here.

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Guest Articles on Revival Blog

Posted on July 5, 2007 by Michael| 2 Comments

Carl Thomas is gone with his youth group this week but there are several great articles by guest writers that are well worth reading on his Revival Blog.

First, there is an article by David Copeland: “What I have Learned From Revival“. What a great article and summary. Believe me you could read a dozen books on Revival and not get as good of understanding.

Second, For incredible encouragement, read Mark Hadfield’s account of his ongoing ‘healing on the streets’ ministry in his article: “Growing Up!“. It is really a must read. Actually gets even better if you read it a couple of times.

Third, but not nearly as impressive, is my own article about my experiences in blogging and being so blessed by many of you who stop by and drop a comment or two: “Iron Sharpens Iron“. The comments are well worth the read and touched me greatly. *Top

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One Year of Blogging as a Ministry

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

Today marks my first anniversary of blogging as a ministry. I reflect on the beginning a year ago and my original vision in a post on my original blog- ANSWERS For The Faith.

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The Sin of Eli & Church Discipline

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Michael| 1 Comment

J. Lee Grady, editor of Charisma Magazine has posted some timely and essential thoughts on church discipline in a recent article: Fire In My Bonesclick on archives: 2-02-07- Cowardice, Compromise and the Sin of Eli. He closes with the following call for action:

The bottom line: Godly leaders draw lines and enforce moral standards–without becoming self-righteous and unkind.Â Ungodly leaders, on the other hand, may appear to be nice and compassionate, but they actually are unfaithful to God if they refuse to require their spiritual sons and daughters to follow Biblical standards of behavior. Read more »

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Praise Report: Finally Got My Laptop Back

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

I finally got my laptop back from the repair shop. Praise God! I feared that I would lose all my data since I was not able to back up anything. The AC port was all that needed to be replaced so it didn’t affect the harddrive.

All my stuff was still there. Bible study notes, Bible outlines, Bible research on issues, old sermons, class notes, major papers, outlines of writing projects, work stuff, et al…it was all there…Praise God! You have no idea how thankful I am, especially since my computer expert son had warned me to expect the worse. Thank you Lord.

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Going Through Interneting Withdrawal Blues

Posted on January 13, 2007 by Michael| Leave a comment

All three computers in our household have been down since Jan. 3. I barely got this one working and can’t resist posting even if the program is working slower than molasses. Both laptops are going in for repairs and this old desktop has a messed up operating system. Read more »

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The Ministry of Blogging

Posted on October 5, 2006 by Michael| 2 Comments

This time of the year, around the Biblical (Jewish) new year, I usually take some time to consider what I am doing and what I’m involved in, particularly in the way of ministry. The process started two weekends ago at a church men’s retreat. I received some very useful words and a number of insightful prayers during that weekend. I came away encouraged and believing that the Lord was still calling me to participate in blogging as a form of ministry. Read more »

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