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Breaking the Million Mark

No, I’m not talking about the million dollars I have made via my Amazon affiliation. But my Alexa ranking. This blog has finally broken past the 1,000,000 mark on the Alexa worldwide rankings for the past 90 days. My one month average is 658,614. While some rightly point out the faultiness of the rankings (”Generally, [...]

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You're a Good Blog, Charlie Brown.

“Blog posts are written, not defecated.” That’s the best line in this list of instructions for “good blogs.” I think many bibliobloggers struggle with #1, while we probably excel at number two. I would add to the list: being willing to admit that your own blog may not meet all the criteria for a good [...]

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Best Way to Track Comments on Other People's Blogs?

I will be making the switch to WordPress.org from WordPress.com soon and I’m trying to figure out some of the best options for the switch. I already have had a peek into WP.org because of my wife setting up her new blog on breastfeeding. I have enjoyed the feature available on WP.com called “My Comments”, [...]

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Need Advice: My Wife Wants to Start Blogging

My wife would like to start a blog, including purchasing a domain and finding a host, so that she can include advertising. Her blog would be based mostly on breastfeeding and maybe some other things about mothering–she is a public health dietitian specializing in pediatric nutrition and is also a Certified Lactation Educator.
I have a [...]

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Wanna Start a Blog?

The one and only Mark Goodacre offers his advice to potential bloggers on three basic questions: Blogger v. Wordpress; integrated interests in one blog v. separate blogs; and domain name v. “.wordpress” or “.blogspot”. I offered my own thoughts in the comments.
I think WordPress is where it’s at. Blogger has a reputation of being “simpler,” [...]

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Transitions: Becoming a(n) (academic) dad

Perhaps the reason that I have been so silent on my blog lately has been the monumental transitions in my life. At the top of that list is my coming fatherhood. My wife and I are expecting a baby boy, born in early December. Advent will have tremendous meaning for us this year!
Besides thinking about [...]

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Top 10 List: Scholars I Wish Had Blogs

Nick had a good idea for a list, so I’m going to offer my list of scholars (dead* & alive) that I wish had blogs:

Scott Bartchy [of course]
John Howard Yoder*
Dynamic Dual Blog: Adela Yarbro Collins & John J. Collins
Thomas Yoder Neufeld [I just had lunch with him today, so I might be biased, but I [...]

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Chris Heard is stirring up trouble…

I can’t tell if it’s an exposé of Jim West or Andrew Keen, but it’s a very interesting post nonetheless.
Update (Same Day): The trouble continues. You can find Jim West’s announcement of Chris Heard’s Biblical Studies list removal here (if you’re on the list).

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Member of The Daily Scribe!

This news is a little late in coming, but a couple weeks ago I was welcomed into the family of The Daily Scribe, which has the description: “A growing compendium of exceptional Christian expression.” One of the things that the Scribe is looking for is open-mindedness and dialogue. I am honored and happy to be [...]

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Academic blogs: skeptic and enthusiast

Yesterday, Inside Higher Ed published two “opposing” articles: one from a skeptic of academic blogging (though this skeptic is an academic blogger) and one from an enthusiast of academic blogging. The former is written by Adam Kostko, a doctoral student at Chicago Theological Seminary, and the latter by Scott Eric Kaufman (see his blog), [...]

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