Yay! If you have a WordPress blog, this is great news. I expect to upgrade shortly. Many of the feature enhancements are behind-the-scenes sorts of things, things that make my life easier. You can find update information here.
Posts Tagged ‘blogging’
WordPress 2.7 Released!
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Journaling and Blogging
Saturday, September 27th, 2008I enjoy rereading things that I wrote long ago. It’s an enlightening exercise. Sometimes it’s clear that my understanding of a particular subject has greatly expanded since I last wrote on it. At other times I realize I may have once felt more strongly about something than I now do.
Some people may believe it doesn’t matter all that much what they once thought. It is true that our current thinking defines who we are. But a blessing comes when we can identify patterns: Do we tend to get excited about things for short periods of time and then lose interest? (Matthew 13:20-21.) Do we focus on trivial things? (1 Corinthians 3:12-15.) Is our consecration slipping? (Hebrews 2:1—I’ve been told the original Greek for “let them slip” suggests “leaking out,” as with bag with holes in it.) Are we now kinder than we once were? (2 Peter 3:18.) These kinds of observations can help keep us on course towards improvement.
Boundless Webzine: An Online Magazine for Christian Singles and Young Adults
Friday, September 26th, 2008I have long been a fan of the ministry of Boundless. Their focus is young adults, and they are driven by firm Christian principles. They hit on all the hard issues, and do so biblically. Young people are often the ones asking the important questions, and for this reason youth ministry is often the context in which the most meaningful dialog occurs.
I highly recommend subscribing to their RSS feed. And if you can, respond to the posts with comments. Commenting on blogs is a hugely underrated form of Christian ministry; I do it all the time, and sometimes it seems like only a small handful of my friends have an interest in it. I’m speaking particularly of community blogs, not personal ones; although both are channels where we can be salt and light. There are so many opportunities to share grains of truth and form new relationships with people outside your circle. It’s quick, it’s easy, and the rewards are all out of proportion with the effort required.
Eeeeps! Sorry, everyone!
Thursday, September 25th, 2008I discovered a way to import all my old blog posts into WordPress. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me at the time, this had the tragic side effect of sending each and every one of those old posts to everyone on my email list. I am truly sorry about that! It’s one of those unhappy twists of fate that makes you want to go hide in a cave somewhere until people forget you ever had a blog!
Goodbye, FeedBlitz!
Saturday, September 20th, 2008I’ve recently completed the process of moving all subscribers to my new blog. I expect its new web-based email subscription system will work better.
- All emails from me will say they are from MichaelPrewitt.com, not from FeedBlitz.
- Replies to emails will be delivered to me, and not to some stranger!
- It is no longer necessary to go through another third party to add comments to a blog post. There is also support for personal avatars; initially Gravatars are enabled (when you comment with the email address associated with a Gravatar), and later I plan to add user profiles for those who want them.
