The First Annual Evangelical Blog Awards has been announced and nominations are being accepted. Before anyone gets any ideas for nominating the Archive, realize that there is no section labeled ?Only ‘Plymouth Brethren’ Blog?. At this point I might win by default since no one has contacted me yet with their blog info ( :( .) On the plus side I can nominate Tim Challies for Best Designed Evangelical Blog.
-r-
In the recent Vox Blogoli, Hugh Hewitt focused the Blogosphere?s collective attention on a Jonathan Rauch piece from the new Atlantic. Unfortunately, most of us couldn?t read the entire article because you needed a subscription?that being the case we fired our turbo lasers and blogged away. The written word proved to be the Blogosphere?s Death Star?it’s greatest weapon with a huge weakness.
I wonder if I should’ve bought stock in google. Video google launched. I actually did a search for Charles Stanley and got a bunch of online videos!
-r-
Introducing ?The Naught Before Christmas? to the tune of Edgar Allen Poe?s ?The Raven?. The story of a little boy who gained some wisdom one Christmas Eve many years ago.
This is my favorite time of year.
Although I listen to Christmas music year round (especially because of my son but not exclusively so) the songs seem brighter (and less strange) during December. Although I hate the cold, I love standing out there on 5th Avenue freezing my face off watching the tree. Although I know that the holiday is grounded in pagan roots (the Tree, Decking the Halls, the Yule Log, holly, mistletoe) I love decorating, watching decorations and even eating some good ol? Christmas ham.
I know that the birth of Jesus could?ve been during some other time of year, but it just winds up being enjoyable that we do it during this time of year. Despite all those contradictions, I love Christmas. That being said, I think I should offer up the top 10 reasons why I Love Christmas.