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I've always been politically minded but I do my best not to fall into any one camp. Walking lock-step behind anyone reminds me of lemmings running off a cliff. While I have no fear of heights I'm not too fond of the sudden stop at the bottom. So I choose to make my own mind up about things. Sometimes they're left, other times their right, frequently they'll make you think, "What orifice did he pull that idea out of?"

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Welcome again, good readers, to this week's New Neighbor. For those who haven't seen this feature before, this is a weekly post that appears each Sunday afternoon. Each week Ogre reads through some new blogs from the massive blogroll on the right side of the main page, right now the Evangelical Blogroll, and finds a new blog to highlight and introduce to you, my kind reader. This week, it's

Life Apologetics Sports Poker How Beautiful My Wife Is Whatever

The latest post from Friday is one that I had considered writing last week, but I ran out of time. In that post, JivinJ asks when storing of umbilical cord cells became "controversial?" I'm not sure I've heard anyone complain about that until, well, this person started storing them and the news generated a fake controversy.

He's got another post up that shows Democrats in Iowa working on redefining the English language to fit their own usage now. Apparently now in Iowa, "stem cell" means "cloning." Yes, only in Democratic Iowa are those two things synonyms.

There's also a post that helps debunk abortion lies from the pro-death group. And he does it without even mentioning the 40 million babies that have been killed in the United States since 1973.

The blog layout is rather plain and simple, but that makes it easy to read with lots of flashy things vying for your eyeballs' attention. So, on this wonderful Sunday afternoon, why not head on over and have a read. See if you like what you see. You might find a new blog to read every day.

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Welcome again, good readers, to this week's New Neighbor. For those who haven't seen this feature before, this is a weekly post that appears each Sunday afternoon. Usually this is the only post for Sundays, but this week the Tarheel Tavern will also appear. Each week Ogre reads through some new blogs from the massive blogroll on the right side of the main page, right now the Evangelical Blogroll, and finds a new blog to highlight and introduce to you, my kind reader. This week, it's

Beauty and the Bull

Anyway, back to the blog. The latest entry is neat. I'm not sure, but I think Bull is really hoping to obtain some wolf-like super powers. And I'm not sure "Wolf Lord" is quite enough of a superhero name. Feel free to add other choices in his comments.

He's also got up a post about the latest American Idol. To be honest, I've never seen the show. Really. I have absolutely no desire to watch other people make fools of themselves. Well, I guess I do, I just see it all day long just by watching the Democrats and other politicians. But if you like that sort of thing, he'll give away the whole season in one post.

Now the blog does promise to be about "Bull and Ashley," but you might notice a slight lack of posts from this mysterious Ashley. However, about a week ago, she did make an appearance explaining her absence. She speaks of these "social engagements." Wow, that sounds painful. Well, to me, anyway.

So hey, the blog's been around since March of 2006, so I guess that makes it almost old, eh? It's a clean layout, pretty much just personal stuff, but why not head over and have a read this Sunday afternoon? What else did you have to do? And I'm not posting anything else until you get over there and read (well, at least not until tomorrow morning, and the Tavern this will be here later this afternoon).

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1 Hey, thanks for the link and the review! We mostly blog about personal stuff that's going on in our lives, but I do drop in some thoughts on theology or politics from time to time. Anyway, I really do appreciate you taking the time to stop by, even if you don't like Auburn (aka God's Team) for some reason. I'll definitely send some of the few readers I have your way. God bless!

Posted by: Bull at January 22, 2007 04:40 AM (EaeLt)

2 You bet, thanks for stopping along! And I've been a Gator fan for many years now...

Posted by: Ogre at January 22, 2007 12:27 PM (oifEm)

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This week's new neighbor is

Martha's Distraction

a 40 something woman who is always trying to figure out how to be a Christian while living within American Evangelicalism.

"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus."--John 11:5 "But the Lord said to her, 'Martha, Martha you are anxious and troubled about many things...' --Luke 10:41

The latest post claims to explain her "beef with American Evangelicalism." But reading it, I can't tell what her beef actually IS. I mean, I think she's complaining about false teachings, but is that a condemnation of everyone who tries to spread the Word? Can anyone else tell what that's about?

And if she started what she promised to start last week, well, she's ahead of me and I need to invite her over to start me going in that direction, too. I need the (my) money!

She's also got some suggestions on getting the Bible read in a year, including links with other suggestions. I did that once -- actually did it while I was on an aircraft carrier. For some reason, I found that I had plenty of time...

So hey, on this wonderful Sunday afternoon, while you're sitting around reading blogs (perhaps while watching some football), why not head on over and take a peek. You might meet someone new and find you like them. You can go now, there will be no more posts here until tomorrow morning!

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Thanks for stopping by and reading about this week's neighbor:

Life Under the Sun

This blog is written and maintained by Michele from New Jersey who is either 45, 19, or 80 years old, depending on the day (and time) that you ask. I can relate to the first two, but I don't think I've ever felt 80 years old. In fact, I'm not sure that when I'm 80 that I'll feel like I'm 80. And you know what? I bet I won't admit it, even if I do.

So, what's the blog about? I'm not really sure. In the sidebar there's a section for "Blog Description." Here's what it says:

"What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation...There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?" (Ecclesiastes 2:22-25)

Anyway...

One post highlights a "Chunkster Challenge." This is one challenge I'm not sure that I'm up to. In it, "You read as many very large books (over 400 pages) that you can in a six month period." Now it's not that I don't like to read, but still -- that sounds like a lot of work somehow. I was perfectly willing to write tens of thousands of words in a month, but I'm not sure I have time to read that many books. Then again, I guess that's the point of the challenge, isn't it? Stop on over if you want to join up.

She has another post up that I really, really wish I would have read before I had my laptop stolen. In it she suggests using an online service to store your bookmarks. For some reason, technological me never thought of such a thing. That would SO simplify things for me in so many ways. On a daily basis I often use as many as 5 different computers -- and each has it's own collection of bookmarks. I have GOT to try this.

And in yet another post, she points out a Bible Map. This combined a Bible with Google Maps with active hyperlinks. Now that's just neat. For anyone who wants to SEE places that they read about in the Bible, this is just cool. Go ahead, take a peek!

So, thanks for stopping by today and for reading about my neighbor. Feel free to head on over there this afternoon and drop by and say hello. I think this is going to have to be a regular stop for me, what with such useful and interesting posts!

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1 Too lazy to use ur brains? How in the hell can someone be as stupid to create a homepage like this or one of the others, where u can get ur daughter a T-shirt with the only purpose of provocating the radical islamists? I mean, yes, there are a few really crazy fanatics in the world, also fanatic christians, and they are even worse than the islamic extremists. So if your daughter gets killed by a fanatic moslem dont blame Islam, blame ur own stupidness! Remember Christianism 500 years ago, look at the vatican, look at the pope, telling africa that Condoms are not accepted from God, because they prevent you from having AIDS,and the pope wants Africans to die of Aids...Is Jesus Happy with the catholic church? I dont think so! I'm also gonna do some T-Shirts: Bush is the greatest Terrorist in the world! He and all the people telling him what to do are the worst dictators, They dont even know the meaning of human rights! Hang Bush and his father for crimes on the humanity! Iran has got weapons of mass destruccion? Yeah, off course, just like Irak had, isnt it? I dont care if iran has got Weapons of Mass destruccion, Im more concerned about U.S. Army thinking they are helping to make the world better with their own Bombs. Death Penalty is medieval! Do your self a favor and dissappear from the earth!!!

Posted by: think at January 07, 2007 10:20 PM (dJYrE)

2 See, now folks, that looks like a random spam. However, if it's a comment that's spam, note the foolishness of the spammer -- there's no links to his spam-filled site. Also note how well the comment relates to the topic of the post. Wow. So, I'm going to leave that comment there and we can debate whether it's a spammer that's so incompetent that he didn't put any links in it, or it's an unhinged person that really, really, really doesn't have any clue about reality, including even the topic of the post on which he's commenting. Also note the lovely contradiction in the last two sentences -- "Death Penalty is medieval!" followed by wishing death upon me.

Posted by: Ogre at January 07, 2007 10:35 PM (we4MX)

3 Oh, and Michele, of Life Under the Sun, if you happen upon this, please excuse the horrible manners of the first commenter.

Posted by: Ogre at January 07, 2007 10:36 PM (we4MX)

4 This is a different Michele saying the first commenter is definitely unhinged. YOu exercised more restraint than I would have, for I would have deleted him within 30 min of posting his comment. Have you tried the google reader? that's how I read your blog and others when I'm travelling. its a place online that holds a list of all the blogs I read and displays summaries with links in case I want to go read the full post. I love it! btw, aren't you glad you're a gmail user.

Posted by: Michele at January 08, 2007 04:11 AM (vMvlg)

5 I almost deleted it, but then, since it didn't have a spam link, I thought it might have actually been a real person. And such comments really do accurately illustrate the utter derangement of some people -- and I bet that person gets to vote, too.

Posted by: Ogre at January 08, 2007 12:40 PM (oifEm)

6 The references in "think's" comment (the irony of that handle is downright magnetic) to "a T-shirt with the only purpose of provocating the radical islamists" says it all. Anyone capable of being "provocated" by a T-shirt -- or a cartoon -- is an automatic Darwin Award nominee. Jeez.

Posted by: McGehee at January 08, 2007 01:23 PM (lAOTn)

7 And if you look around this page, you won't actually find anywhere that you can get such T-shirts, strangely enough...

Posted by: Ogre at January 08, 2007 01:56 PM (oifEm)

8 Well, I'm used to the non sequiturs that pop up in the comment section of my blogs, so it doesn't bother me :-). Thank you for explaining my blog to your readers, though I'm bummed that my blog description was confusing, I guess I better work on that (though, I assure you it will be enjoyable). My blog was originally meant to be a place where I could share what I was learning at seminary and to write about culture from a Reformed Christian perspective but it's expanded to include things I've learned about blogging and helps I've found along the way, as well as stuff that's going on in my life. I guess I'll have to find another way to get that across to first time visitors, something a little less opaque than Ecclesiastes, though that might mean I'll have to rename my blog :-) BTW, you and your readers might be interested in my other blog, it's a political/current events blog, Reformed Chicks Blabbing (www.reformedchicksblabbing.blogspot.com).

Posted by: Michele at January 08, 2007 04:26 PM (t2/4J)

9 Michele's blog is a GREAT one to feature; she's done an awful lot to help many other bloggers get started...like me . And I was totally confused by that first comment .

Posted by: Robin at January 08, 2007 06:06 PM (xk3pG)

10 Thank you for stopping along, Michele! I look forward to your "revised" description -- and I'll be sure to check out that other blog you listed. And thank you, Robin, for stopping by and NOT leaving a comment like that first one!

Posted by: Ogre at January 08, 2007 06:29 PM (oifEm)

11 Thanks Robin!

Posted by: Michele at January 08, 2007 06:52 PM (t2/4J)

12 WOW - that guys sounds liekhe hates everyone - must be a lonely existance. I almost feel sorry for him - ALMOST, not quite. Someone that aweful almost deserves to be lonely! Love Michelle's blog though - good choice!

Posted by: Crystal at January 09, 2007 06:13 PM (am54d)

13 I'd love for him to come back by, but I doubt he will. Thanks for stopping along, Crystal!

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A year or more ago, I had started a Sunday feature called "New Neighbors." Each Sunday I would go down the blogroll over on the right (on the main page) started by Joe Carter of The Evangelical Outpost listed as "Evangelicals". In one of his posts, he suggested that those of us on the blogroll get to know one another. In that vein, I started reading and following various blogs, and added each one as I read it to my own blogroll (also on the right side of the main page) called "Introduced Neighbors."

I kept this up for almost a year -- from Neighbor #1 to #41. However, if you check that blogroll now, you will find that there's only 28 neighbors on the list. That's because when I did my blogroll cleaning last week, I found a lot of them had stopped posting for one reason or another. I had stopped doing the neighbors feature on Sundays because I had started putting a different value on Sundays and had other plans.

With the new layout and the new year come changes. And one of those changes will be to re-start the neighbor feature on Sundays. I won't be going in any particular order, nor will I only highlight "big" blogs. Instead, each week I'll just pick a random blog from that list and check it out and highlight it here. Those of you looking for some Sunday afternoon easy reading can be sure to check in here each week, as the posts will go up between noon and 1pm EST each week starting, well, now!

New Neighbor #42 is:

All Things 2 All

Now this blog isn't one of those like Ogre's that is updated many times a day. Instead, All Things 2 All appears to be updated about once a week (sometimes less often). But the posts that do appear seem to be rather interesting and informative.

There is one post that looks at the life of Leslie Van Houten. Do you recognize that name? I know I knew the name, but couldn't remember why. As soon as I started reading the post, I remembered why that name was familiar. I bet you will, too.

To show the wide variety of posts, the next post after Ms. Van Houten's was a rather long and detailed review of The Nativity Story move. I hadn't seen the movie and if you haven't, this review might help make you decide if you want to see it or not.

And while many blogs have "tip jars" or other ways that you can contribute to the author, this blog is a bit more interesting. Instead of having a "tip jar" for the author of the blog, she instead asks you to send your donations to help the people of Darfur, Sudan.

That's a neat idea, I think I shall have to add something like that. But I think I will direct my donations to either the Samaritan's Purse, a group I know does extremely good works; or to a charity suggested by good friend, Heifer International. I did most of my Christmas shopping there this year.

So if you've got some time this lazy Sunday afternoon, why not head over to All Things 2 All and say hello?

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Wow! I have been remiss in my introductions! I had been running a new neighbor feature each Sunday, to give my readers a glimpse into another blog. However, I just realized I've missed this wonderful feature the past two weeks! No more! It shall continue, well, now.

The New Neighbor Feature is based on an idea from Joe Carter at The Evangelical Outpost -- The Church Directory. It's a monstrous blogroll (you can see it over there on the right of this site) of people associated with Christianity.

One of it's purposes is get people to meet one another. With that in mind, I started doing this New Neighbor feature. Each week I pick a blog from that list at random, go read about the blog and the person running it, and then post about it here. So, without further ado, here is this week's new neighbor:

SteelerDirtFreak

I can't find anything on the site explaining the name...but I guess I can attribute it to the tag line:

A reformational renaissance redneck who likes football, dirt car racing, and photography tries to figure out what it means to follow after the path of Jesus in this post-Christian world we find ourselves in.

He likes Nascar, but appears to not be completely consumed by it; he likes Pittsburgh in tonight's game (and has a great picture up for it); and Powerlifting -- well, his brother is a champion, so I presume he likes it!

He also appears to do professional photography (perhaps on the side?), and web design. Except for the passion for dirt racing, he could be my twin (I prefer making mud pies).

He's also got a quiz up (go for it, Smokey) that shows his theological worldview. He comes up Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan -- the quiz shows me as a fundamentalist, which I'm sure comes as little surprise to regular readers here...

So hey, head on over and say hello! What else did you have to do while waiting for the game tonight? And don't you DARE say "What game?"

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It's time again for the weekly New Neighbor feature here at Ogre's Politics and Views. Each week Ogre randomly selects a blog from the large Evangelical Blogroll over there on the right side. This week's Neighbor is:

The blog's purpose is to "SPUR one another on toward love and good deeds." Nicely done, Clint!

The blog layout is a standard blogger, but hey, black text on a white background works just fine, and has for a very long time. And throughout the text, there's various different pictures, including those of a barn owl. The blog appears to be updated pretty regularly -- at least a few times a week.

There's also a long post about UVA UVAM VIDENDO VARIA FIT. It's Cowboy Proverb #11, but you'll have to head over there to read what it means if you don't read Latin.

So go over there and have a read. Perhaps you'll find a new blog to add to your Blogroll -- I've added him to my list of Neighbors. And don't forget to leave a comment letting him know what you think about the place!

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It's Sunday, so it must be time to meet a new neighbor here at Ogre's Politics and Views. For those who haven't seen this feature before, each Sunday I pick one blog from the gigantic Evangelical blogroll over there on the right side (left side if you have a narrow screen) and introduce it here.

This week's neighbor is

Jay Adkins

To start out, I'll tell you that in case you couldn't tell by the above paragraph, Jay's blog is openly religious. He's got a tagline at the top that says, "As for me and my blog, we will serve the Lord." If that offends you...well, you might want to look a little closer at yourself...but on to the posts! more...

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Welcome back to this week's New Neighbor feature. For those who haven't seen it before, this is the place where each Sunday I select one blog from the giant blogroll of Evangelicals (found over on the right side), view it, and introduce it here. This week:

Freedom of... has been around for some unknown period of time. I don't see a link showing anything from the past on the main page (but then again, how many people really browse a blog's archives?). The counter has been in place since January, 2005, and I found a few old posts via the categories link, so the blog is at least near a year old.

The blog author is a family man with lots of responsibilities, so the blog looks to get updated at least a few times a week. There's news updates with some opinion, and Bible verses of "the day."

There's also a big pile of photo albums, including a squishy new little baby.

He's also got a whole category called ACLU watch, and posts that help illustrate the ACLU and it's real purposes.

The blog layout looks pretty standard, but it's clear and easy to read. So if you've got some time this afternoon, why not head on over and have a read? You might find a new blog that you like.

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Once again, it's time to introduce a new neighbor. Each week I pick a blog at random from the large Evangelical Blogroll over there on the right and introduce it to you good readers. This week:

Rob's Place aka Orangejack Blog

He's done something that seems to be a trend in blogs these days -- putting menus across the top to allow even more content on the blog (gee, much like I did here, but a bit different). He tells all about his move here.

Recently with all the activity in the College Football world, orangejack is quite focused on the bowl activities. He's also got a new bowl system. Me, I'd just go with a darn playoff system.

He's got lots of neat photos, including a brontosaurus photo.

So head on over and take a look -- lots of neat stuff and regular updates. Heck, he's got a whole category just for blog and RSS tips!

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1 It says that it's a Wordpress blog down at the bottom.

Posted by: Flannel Avenger at December 05, 2005 03:58 AM (c9aNO)

2 Damn. Guess I'm blind, too! Thanks!

Posted by: Ogre at December 05, 2005 10:16 AM (uSCkp)

3 Thanks for the feature! And yes, it's WordPress.

Posted by: rob at December 07, 2005 01:49 PM (oluvD)

4 Absolutely! Thanks for making such a nice blog!

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It's time for the weekly new neighbor feature...

But at the moment I'm writing this, the blogroll that I use to find new neighbors is broken and showing me nothing -- so I can't pick a new neighbor.

I'll wait until later tonight and see if I can get to the blogroll. If I can, the new neighbor feature will return this evening (or early tomorrow am). If not, well, I'll just make up something else.

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Hello, good Sunday morning to you, and welcome to this week's New Neighbor!

Each Sunday I randomly select a blog from the enormous Evangelical blogroll over there on the left side (scroll down, it's over there somewhere) and introduce it -- as suggested by the owner of the blogroll, Joe Carter.

This week's neighbor is

Happy Mills

When we first came back to FresnoÂ…

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I've been a little slack in my weekly New Neighbor posts. For those people who enjoyed these Sunday posts, I'm sorry. The Carolina Renaissance Festival occupied most of my Sunday afternoons for the past 6 weeks or so, and I just never got ahead with much of anything.

Hopefully, with this week's neighbor, I'll get back in the swing of the Neighbor posts. For those who haven't seen them before, I'll explain the New Neighbor posts -- they're based on an idea by Joe of The Evangelical Outpost.

He put together a blogroll called the Evangelical Blogroll, which has since be renamed the Church Directory. It's a giant list of evangelical blogs. You can find it over there on the left side of this blog.

As part of setting up that blogroll, Joe suggested that members of that blogroll get to know one another. That's what started my New Neighbor series. Each Sunday I pick one blog from that list and introduce them here. Interested readers can head on over and read that blog, sometimes finding someone new.

This week's new neighbor is... more...

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1 Hi. I've been looking at your blog. IT'S WAY AWESOME! Keep up the great work.

Posted by: Caleb at November 20, 2005 03:18 PM (5JncI)

2 Why thanks very much for the kind words! And thanks for giving me that space on your blog!

Posted by: Ogre at November 20, 2005 04:01 PM (7PCNv)

3 I've been looking to, where did it go?

Posted by: Michael at November 20, 2005 08:56 PM (JUnMB)

4 Sorry, that Ren Fest really took me over...

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Once again, it's time for the weekly New Neighbor feature here at Ogre's Politics and Views. This week's featured neighbor is:

Worship Naked

There's varied topics that you can find at "Worship Naked." Some are quite personal, including the announcement of Tracey's first book. Others are quite annoying (because of the time they force me to waste time) like the post about Sudoku (but fun!)

Oh -- and before you head over there looking for more about the "naked" part in the title, I'll warn you -- the site focuses more on the "worship" part than the "naked" part. But I'll let Tracey explain...

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Time again for the weekly new neighbor. For those who haven't seen this feature before, here's how it works: Each week I search through the Evangelical Blogroll that's found down the left sidebar. I find a nice looking blog that's been updated recently and visit it, then tell you all about it here. This week's neighbor is:

Be Bold, Be Gentle

Christian encouragement for men -- an evangelical perspective on current events, Scripture, and coming up the husband and father learning curve.

The blog is a pretty much standard layout with just a couple minor modifications, however it works just fine. It's clean and easy to read. The blog has been around since July 2003 and continues to today updating at least once a week; usually with more than one post when an update occurs.

The blog has a number of varied posts about numerous topics. The most recent post talks about the total insanity of unconstitutional federal spending. Specifically, he mentions both federal disaster bailouts and "health and human services." I agree 100%. Did you know we could cut federal spending by more than 50% if we got rid of "health and human services?"

There's another post I like about politics -- It's a PJ O'Rourke quote that starts out perfectly: "Politics is evil." It pretty much sums up why I'm not sure if I want to actually get too involved in politics -- those who lie down with dogs are sure to get fleas.

He's also got a number of comments about the hurricane and great thoughts and ideas about being a man in today's world. So head on over, read this evening, and say hello to a new neighbor!

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Time again to introduce yet another new neighbor! This week, please welcome

Dunker Journal

Much of the blog site appears to be focused on the Church of the Brethern. However, there's plenty more on current issues commentary, including Hurricane Katrina that points out how stupid the people who are blaming Bush will soon look.

The weekly archives go all the way back to June, 2002 -- that's nearly eternity in the blogosphere, isn't it? There's also other current events articles dealing with global warming, weather-related deaths, and school prayer. Head on over and take a look.

The blog has a very clean design layout and design and is easy on the eyes. Stop by and say hello, why don't you?

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Here we are again on a wonderful Sunday afternoon. It's time for me to introduce a new neighbor. For those who aren't familiar with this feature, I'll describe it. It's a concept introduced to me by Joe Carter of The Evangelical Outpost. He put together a rather long blogroll of Evangelicals (it can be found in my list of blogrolls), and suggested somehow that we all get to know one another.

To do that, each Sunday I find one of the blogs on that blogroll and feature it here, introducing you, my good reader, to that blog. So, since it's Sunday, here is the blog I've selected from that list this week:

Rebecca Writes

Then I noticed where the writer is from: WhiteHorse, Yukon, Canada. I checked with mapquest -- it's 3,695 miles from me -- only 62 hours, 34 minutes by car. I don't think I'll make the weekend trip to see the nice country.

But that's not all she writes about. Rebecca Writes is written by, well, Rebecca -- who likes The Princess Bride!

She's also got a great series written about Hebrews 11. If you'd like to learn a bit more about the happenings in Biblical times and Hebrews, you should go and read it. It's well-written and easy to read, and very interesting, too.

The site appears to have been around since January, 2004, and appears to be updated daily or close to it. So, if you're out web surfing this Sunday afternoon, please be sure and head on over and visit a neighbor, Rebecca Writes.

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It's time once again for a new neighbor from the Evangelical blogroll. This week's neighbor is

Cadmusings

The blog layout is great. It's fast loading and very clean -- just the right amount of color. It's very well-organized with a good focus on the main content in the middle. Head on over, if for no other reason, to see a good layout and design (Credit for the design and layout are given to Mike Little.)

The blog topic is "Thoughts and ruminations about religion, politics, books, writing, entertainment, technology, family and our culture." Lots of different stuff there. Like most in the world, recent posts focus on Katrina including church relief, survivor information, and news and information.

There's also a song meme that shows the author is so NOT pop-culture. Also, like a previous neighbor, the author really likes coffee.

The blog is updated mostly daily, so you're assured fresh content quite often. Head on over and see what CadMusings is all about!

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I'm a little late today with my New Neighbor post. But it's here! This is the weekly feature where I link to and describe one of my neighbors from the Evangelical Blogroll (way down there on the left side). Be sure to head on over and visit -- what else did you have to do right now?

This week's neighbor is

There's not much on Dr. Steve's About Me Page, but he's married with 4 boys (WOW!) and appears to be a professor in the Arts. His posts are far from regular at the moment, but perhaps we'll see more soon. He does have some really good posts about the war in Iraq. And many other excellent posts about fatherhood.

So, good readers, head on over to visit him and encourage him to continue blogging! He's been blogging on and off for over a year now, so get him to continue in this madness!

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