Category Archives: Blogging

Back in the saddle again!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by

Some of my subscribers and regular readers may be wondering, “What happened to the guy who once wrote this blog?” It’s been more than a little crazy since we returned to the states in late May 2009. I started working … Continue reading →

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New Look!

Posted on March 3, 2009 by

Well, it’s been quite awhile since I freshened up the old blog’s exterior, so I decided to do a major overhaul using a really cool template, “Streamline,” from the guys at StudioPress. I’ll be tweaking things for the next several … Continue reading →

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Making the transition to WordPress

Posted on June 5, 2008 by

For those who live in the “Blogger” ghetto and want to move up to the very best blogging platform on earth, here’s a great instructional video (45 minutes) that covers everything you need to know for setting up a WordPress.com … Continue reading →

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Subscribing to my blog articles

Posted on April 30, 2008 by

I’ve been using an RSS feed reader, like GoogleReader, to keep track of my favorite bloggers and the stuff they write about. There’s only one problem…I had two dozen RSS feeds and it quickly became a real chore to slog … Continue reading →

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Please don't read this blog . . .

Posted on February 19, 2008 by

My blog comes with two warnings. The first one is the tagline: "Pushing the limits of the status quo." I was born with the conviction that change is good for people and the institutions around us. I like to think … Continue reading →

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Blogging sabbatical, digging up bones

Posted on January 4, 2008 by

It’s that time of the year when I spend four to six weeks doing family history research, which takes nearly every minute of my spare time (nights and weekends). I normally start in mid-December, but this year I’m running a … Continue reading →

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Thin Edge's Top 10 for 2007

Posted on December 6, 2007 by

Taking a look at my blog statistics, using Google Analytics, is always an interesting exercise even though I do not write for ratings or traffic or monetary gain. I write about the things that interest me, not an imagined audience; … Continue reading →

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Blogging is dangerous for pastors!

Posted on October 27, 2007 by

David Hayward has been journaling for years, even though he admits that blogging has almost replaced that previous discipline. In Wounded and Proud of It! he writes: Since I started blogging, I’ve had more people pitying me, feeling sorry for … Continue reading →

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Trading safety for convenience

Posted on October 15, 2007 by

I spent hours last night composing a new blog entry regarding the first chapter of Total Church, but lost the entire thing due to a computer malfunction (an extremely rare occurrence on my Macintosh). Rather than write the entry in … Continue reading →

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Interactive "quickies" about blogging

Posted on October 7, 2007 by

I'm curious by nature. In one day I read a news report of the political implications of the blog revolution in China and the next day an article declares "the death of blogs." So I've decided to run an informal … Continue reading →

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