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That’s the comment my friend Len at NextReformation.com made when asked what he does for a living. It captures my sentiment as well. But the hard reality is that writing is something I do on the side, while I do other things to keep my family fed and people cared for at our family medical clinic.

So I’d rather be writing. But writing takes time and there never seems ... more »

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Friday, January 6

Seven Lessons in Writing a Blog

by Mike McLoughlin on Fri 06 Jan 2006 07:47 AM PST

Here are my top seven lessons in blogging over the past year.

1. The realization that to do it well takes time, much time. This may seem obvious but when I first began blogging I thought all I needed to do was to sit down at the computer and write. The challenge is the content. What I write on my blog will be for all the world to read ... more »

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Saturday, September 10

Applying the Four Way Test to Christian Blogging

by Mike McLoughlin on Sat 10 Sep 2005 02:57 PM PDT

Herbert J. Taylor was a Christian Business man, who influenced his generation with the gospel. He penned the Four Way Test as an ethical standard for communication in business. It is excellent wisdom for Christian bloggers. It asks four questions of all we think, say and do. For Christian bloggers, the test needs to be applied to what they write.

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all ... more »

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Friday, September 9

Civil Discourse among Christian Bloggers or How to have a Godly Christian Bun Fight!

by Mike McLoughlin on Fri 09 Sep 2005 06:30 PM PDT

Scripture says we are to "Love one another!" What does that look like when we are disputing with one another in the Christian blogosphere? This is the subject of my post today.

When I first became a Christian I was attending Granville Chapel in Vancouver. This Church was started in 1950 by a group of Plymouth Brethren. I found it a wonderful place to receive sound biblical teaching, to ... more »

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Wednesday, August 31

Bearing the Wrath of a Heresy Hunter

by Mike McLoughlin on Wed 31 Aug 2005 11:19 PM PDT

Now I know what it feels like to bear the wrath of a heresy hunter. You can read the charges against me here at Emergent No. It all started when I posted a comment at Steve Camp's Blog under the article Resurrection, The Key to Everything.

I stated that the resurrection affirms the cultural mandate. God created human beings in his image and gave them the mandate to ... more »

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