by Bret Capranica | May 13, 2008 | Southern Baptist Issues
Nathan Finn weighs in on Johnny Hunts nomination to be SBC president in June. On Johnny Hunt and the SBC Presidency – The Fullness of...
by Bret Capranica | May 13, 2008 | Blogging
It was quick. It was traumatic. It was devastating. It was thorough. It was liberating and it is humbling. But, I have converted. Many will be shocked by this news. Some will perhaps be saddened. Others will be happy, because they knew it was coming. But, nonetheless, I feel an obligation to admit my long-term fault. After what I have so boldly written on this blog and after leading others astray who I deeply care for – I cannot but publicly confess and make my conversion known to all. I am now a user of Google Reader. There. I said it. It is over. And it feels so good to get that off my chest. After yesterday’s post (which I actually composed almost two weeks ago) about the necessity of using an RSS reader and why I was sticking with FeedReader, I have converted – drank the Kool-aid and am now a true convert and an avid and user of Google Reader. How and why did it happen? It began Saturday. After all the bragging on my RSS feeder that I’ve been using almost since beginning THE CAPRANICA, it gave up the ghost. It was really quite sad, shocking – and now that I’ve publicly bragged about FeedReader and almost dissed Google Reader, I have to swallow my pride and admit that Google Reader is better – FAR better and superior to FeedReader. I know you are shocked. So, let me be clear. If you are reading more than one blog and not using Google Reader, you may well be in sin. It is probably sin to waste so...
by Bret Capranica | May 12, 2008 | General Theology
Dr. Mohler Responds to the recently released “Evangelical Manifesto.” An Evangelical Response to “An Evangelical Manifesto”
by Bret Capranica | May 12, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Here is an excellent description of Desiring God’s new offices. Praise God for ministry minded people. Desiring God’s New Offices :: Desiring God
by Bret Capranica | May 12, 2008 | Blogging, Ordinary Pastor
Abraham Piper, over at the Desiring God blog, recently put up a post for those who are unfamiliar with the beauty and grandeur of RSS. I’ve been an RSS fanatic for a few years now. But what is RSS, how could it be helpful (or harmful) and more fundamentally, should a truly ordinary pastor bother with blogs or the technology associated with RSS? If you follow more than 2 blogs and are not using an RSS reader, you are wasting more time than you should as you waste time reading blogs. While I do have a Google-Reader account, I rarely use it. Instead, I’ve been a FeedReader user almost since I began reading blogs. If you don’t know what RSS is or how to get it set up, check out Abraham Piper’s step-by-step approach to Google Reader (link at the end of the post). Also see Tim Ferriss’ interview with Robert Scoble and see how he keeps up with over 600 RSS feeds a day. Google Reader seems to be an exceptionally popular means for feeding RSS. It is very simple and once you’ve eaten the Google fruit you tend to want to immerse yourself in all things Google. Here are a few benefits: It Won’t Slow You Down. The up-side of Google Reader is that it is not an additional software application running on your computer, so it won’t slow your system down regardless of how many feeds you follow. Go Mobile. Where I do use Google Reader is in connection with my Blackberry. I imported my OPML file into Google reader and using Viigo on my phone,...
