The Jim West Effect

In the world of blogging, there are a number of things that one should pay attention to, especially if you’re looking to be a serious blogger.  These include SEO, backlinks, keywords, and, content. However, I’ve recently learned of one thing that isn’t discussed by ‘social media professionals’.  That is….. the Jim West effect. I had heard rumors of the power of the JWE,...

My Theology – How Do I View Scripture?

Joel already posted on this, being the blogging machine that he is, and laid out a very honest, very convincing case for how he views scripture.  To be perfectly honest, my view falls fairly in line with his. Like him, the guiding principle for how I view scripture is in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 : All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our...

ACLU To Defend Student Ten Commandments Display

Yes, you heard right.  That boogeyman of the right they, wrongfully, claim hates Christianity and everything associated with it has come to the defense of a group of High School athletes in Floyd County, Virginia. In an e-mail sent Friday afternoon, the civil liberties group said it had e-mailed the principal of Floyd Co. High School (FHS), and urged him to allow students to post their personal views,...

A Challenge, Of Sorts, From Rod At Political Jesus

This post started simply with the following tweet from Joel: To which I responded: Which led to a discussion about how you define theo-conservative/theo-liberal and Rod laying down the gauntlet saying: Well played, Rod.  I think it’s a great idea. Rod, Joel, Jim, Craig, Jeremy, and I all come from different theological backgrounds, and different present theological positions, yet we’re all friends...

Next Year’s Oscar Favorite – The President’s Speech

Ok, this is just...