{"id":2515,"date":"2009-02-04T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-04T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/02\/2009-inspiration-awards-for-inspirational-bloggers\/"},"modified":"2009-02-04T10:14:00","modified_gmt":"2009-02-04T10:14:00","slug":"2009-inspiration-awards-for-inspirational-bloggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2009\/02\/2009-inspiration-awards-for-inspirational-bloggers.html","title":{"rendered":"2009 Inspiration Awards &#8212; for Inspirational Bloggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/school.discoveryeducation.com\/clipart\/images\/blueawardribbon.gif\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/school.discoveryeducation.com\/clipart\/images\/blueawardribbon.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<div>I\u2019m honored that <a href=\"http:\/\/pastorbobcornwall.blogspot.com\/2009\/02\/2009-inspiration-awards-for.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Pastor Bob Cornwall<\/a> would single out my blog from among so many as one that he particularly finds inspiring. Thank you!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>It is my duty to pass on the honor to others. As I try to do so, I find it incredibly difficult to narrow down the extensive list of blogs I sometimes read, or even the long list of blogs I read daily\/regularly, and pick a few that have inspired me more than others. Many have inspired me from time to time. And so I\u2019ve decided to focus on a few that have been \u201cinspirational\u201d in the multiple meanings of that term, as well as specifically inspiring for me in recent weeks. I apologize to the many other blogs of which I am a huge fan if your name is not on the list. It is because of the rules of the award <a href=\"http:\/\/americancreation.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/inspiration-abounds-at-american.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">meme<\/a>, and not because of a lack of appreciation! I particularly apologize to the biblioblogging community and to those blogs that focus specifically on <a href=\"http:\/\/sfmatheson.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">evolution<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blog.beyondthefirmament.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">creation<\/a> \u2013 I simply couldn\u2019t pick a small number <a href=\"http:\/\/ntstudent.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">from<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heardworld.com\/higgaion\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">among<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pandasthumb.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/c-orthodoxy.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">several<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bombaxo.com\/blog\/?p=1065\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">blogs<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/biblische.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ancienthebrewpoetry.typepad.com\/ancient_hebrew_poetry\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">highly<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/earliestchristianhistory.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">esteem<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/biblical-studies.ca\/blog\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">in<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/judyredman.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">these<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/forbiddengospels.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">specific<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philipharland.com\/Blog\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">categories,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ntwrong.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">and<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ntgateway.com\/weblog\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">so<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/scotteriology.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">I<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/targuman.org\/blog\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">left<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/forbiddengospels.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">you<\/a> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/kenschenck.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">all<\/a><\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/dododreams.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">out<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/aguyinthepew.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">as<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/antiquitopia.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">well<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ulen.wordpress.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">as<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mainstreambaptist.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">many<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/peterrollins.net\/blog\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">others<\/a>)! <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Here are my five: <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>1) Mike Leaptrott\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithprogression.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Progression of Faith<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>2) Wade Greiner\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/evolutionmystery.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Evolution of the Mystery<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>3) Adam Walker Cleaveland\u2019s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/pomomusings.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">pomomusings<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>4) Levi\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/becoming-peresh.blogspot.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">blah blah blah<\/a><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>5) Stephen Douglas\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/undeception.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Undeception<\/a><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Several of these blogs are the work of pastors, but all of them seek to relate a serious (at times academic) reading of the Bible with relevance to communities of faith and the world in general, and to do so in creative and at times courageous ways. They all are typified by a combination of critical thinking and pastoral sensitivity, and of a desire to not segregate the two but to allow their faith to be one about which they reflect critically. I don\u2019t always agree with them, but those instances often teach me more than the instances when I <em>do<\/em> agree with them.<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div>Now go forth and share this honor with 5-7 blogs that have inspired you. And if it isn\u2019t too much trouble, perhaps you can begin to spread the joy among those categories in which I could not decide.<\/div>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-5257958539913542699?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m honored that Pastor Bob Cornwall would single out my blog from among so many as one that he particularly finds inspiring. Thank you! It is my duty to pass on the honor to others. 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