Christian Carnival CCCI

by Jeremy Pierce

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5 Nov 2009

Comment Notification

by Jeremy Pierce

There’s a box to check at the bottom of the commenting box to indicate that you want to receive notifications by email whenever anyone comments on a post. I’ve been checking that box when I leave comments. I haven’t received one notification from this site. I even checked my spam . . . . Continue Reading »

4 Nov 2009

Christian Carnival CCC

by Jeremy Pierce

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29 Oct 2009

So does it bother anyone else?

by Frank Turk

Before you read this, I know: I’m a guest here, and that as a guest it’s best for me to honor my hosts’ platform and objectives. And in that, I don’t mean to be an ingrate or to offend advertisers who make this blog possible.BUT...Is anyone else bothered by the banner ad at . . . . Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2009

This Jesus

by Frank Turk

Now, I started reflecting on this because my kids were in the back seat of the car singing that song about Peter and John and the lame man — “Silver and Gold have I none / but such as I have give I thee / in the name of Je-e-sus Chri-i-ist/ of Nazareth rise up and walk! / He was walking and leaping and Praising God! / Walking and leaping and Praising God! / in the name of Je-e-sus Chri-i-ist/ of Nazareth rise up and walk!” Continue Reading »

25 Oct 2009

Not A Book: A Bad Argument for Church On Line

by John Mark Reynolds

On-line “church” has virtues, and may be licit in unusual circumstances, but it is not a complete substitute for authentic community that is three dimensional.Like any on-line thrills, it might have its thrills, but church on line is not fecund. While information sharing can supplement . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2009

Water Cooler Linkage

by Mark Olson

A question ... weekdays I produce this link post at my blog ... and I was copying it here with the idea it might stimulate discussions ... but in light of Joe’s recent post that Evangel posts should have lasting relevance ... and much of these links are topical and on current events that leads . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2009

Read This Blog On Your Own Time

by Joe Carter

Most of us have heard the old quip, made famous in Annie Hall, about a meal in which the food is terrible—and the portions are too small. Recently I heard the inverse complaint made many times about this fledgling blog: The content is great—and there’s too much of it!Initially, I was . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2009

The Joy of Blogging

by Wesley J. Smith

One of the things that is most interesting about producing Secondhand Smoke is seeing which posts generate the most comments. Today, I posted an entry about the television program The 4400, that I thought would generate considerable interest. (I don’t measure the interest of people in any post . . . . Continue Reading »

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