Stopping WordPress spam, part 2

I had posted about WordPress spam earlier, but I wanted to update you. I’ve found that Spam Karma 2 works GREAT, but it was also preventing legitimate comments from being posted over at MonticelloLive, so I’ve deactivated it for the…

Bloggers’ Choice Awards

The Bloggers’ Choice Awards are beginning nominations, and whether you vote for my blog or not is irrelevant. Go make yourself heard! It would be awesome to have a fine representation of local blogs on the nominations list. I’d appreciate…

Lucky times

While Sam was playing his last baseball game tonight (which they lost 12-10), I started dreaming about a Reeses Blast from Sonic. After the game, Adelyn and I went to Sonic. Carolyn and Sam took off for Ferndale for the…

Stopping WordPress spam

Every blog that I use WordPress on has been hit hard by spam the last three days. I don’t know what it is or why the normally reliable Akismet is not catching them for me. Here’s what I’ve done to…

Fussin’ about cussin’

I think the current furor began earlier this year when it began to circulate that John Piper, theologian par excellent, used “profanity” in a message at Passion 07. I wrote about it here. Then there’s the “cussin’ pastor,” Mark Driscoll…

Review: “Irresistible Revolution” (4 stars)

There have been few books that have been as provocative as Shane Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution. As one of the primary architects/revolutionaries behind The Simple Way, the book is his group’s manifesto. In it, you’ll read with edge-of-your-seat incredulity as he…

Urning your way into one’s heart

When what to my wandering eyes should appear But an urn of coffee with a man of great cheer. There’s really no describing how good that styro cup of hot java was last week. I asked Jim what he’d done…

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