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Monday, May 14, 2007

Well, there's this meme, started by some guy at www.TheThinKingBlog.com and thanks to Tyler I got tagged.Apparently because I'm contrarian, so of course I'm making the start of this acceptance speech as contrarian as possible. I even linked to Tyler's post with the word contrarian in the link text, do you think this will get me hits from all those millions searching Google for a contrarian blog? Even though there is already a blog with the name: The Contrarian!

But in the end I'm so conventional, and here's my list of five of the blogs that make me think (for some of the others see the sidebar lists!):

Imaginary Grace - I just love the title, that alone still has me thinking! But also see for example Angela's recent Writing in Biblical Studies.
Lingamish - again the name does it, but also the African context of the Bible reading helps, see Window on the World: Africa in Amos.
if:book always stimulating about the future of intellectual life and "books" - a team blog with no bad apples.
Better Bibles Blog - a group blog that is focused, and often thought-provoking about Bible translation (another team blog - hey, maybe there's a message about thinking in teams here...)
Graham Doel - see my post below, or notice the title of this one Does “Thinking Team” include thinking about Church Planters?

And that about wraps it up... I've got in the required link to The Thin King, I've (in a contrarian way) thanked Tyler - more seriously to be given this meme by Tyler is a great honour, because his blog is among the consistently best Biblical Studies focused blogs around. Now, I'll just retire to the after function party ;-)

Labels: contrarian, thinking

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David Ker (Lingamish) commentst that Blogger captcha codes are a major barrier for people in the third world. He asks:

You might comment for me that I wrote:

"Considering all the restaurant reviews on this blog I can hardly imagine that is an accurate title! ;-) Bless you, Tim for the nomination. I've received it before so you might have to search for one of the few people left in the blogosphere that haven't been nominated..."

By Tim, at May 15, 2007 6:34 AM

Not restaurants, "merely" cafes, though we are finding that this is a good way to catch up on some of the "meals out" we have missed out on over recent years. Besides Blog names do not have to describe their owners, it may be that like dogs, the owners grow more like their pets, have you ever seen a tall thin person with a bulldog, or a scruff with a poodle?

By Tim, at May 15, 2007 6:37 AM

Thanks for the shout out, Tim. I admit that I haven't taken a bible study course since my freshman year in college. Please don't quiz me on anything I allegedly covered in class.

By The Contrarian, at May 23, 2007 2:44 AM

I think it is safe to say these's never yet been a quiz on THIS blog! Not even the one about What Kind of American do you Speak Like?

I try to make people think (and quizzes try to stop people thinking)! I also appreciate Oscar Wilde's: "In examinations the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer!" too much...

By Tim, at May 23, 2007 6:38 AM