Comments on: Reformed Celebrity Culture? What about a Celebrity Culture of Bloggers?

By: genembridges

genembridges — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 22:03:13 +0000

That is because, Diane, the Reformed tend to be rather precise in their terminology. “Pentecostal” has a specialized, historical meaning, whereas “Charismatic” has another. “Pentecostal” is associated with a separate baptism of the Holy Spirit. “Pentecostal” tends to ignore the exegetical association of Acts 2 in the list of nations gathered and the list of nations in the Babel account in Genesis. When I have myself used the term “Pentecostal” when describing the 3 views on spiritual gifts common in the Reformed tradition, I have been chastized by those who object to the classification.

By: Diane R

Diane R — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:44:13 +0000

Here is somehting you never hear the Reformed ones say..the one word you never hear–Pentecostal. It’s always “Charismatic.” That way they can lump all of us into the Third Wave revival nonsense. Then there are the Sovereign Grace people that probably will solve the dialogue problems but I find them to be very light on the Charismatic and quite heavy on the Reformed.
However, I am finding a few, although not many, slightly Reformed Pentecostals (like me) in the blogosphere. Perhaps we can help bring another type of dialogue to the [blog] table that could incorporate both?

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:54:29 +0000

Nathan,

I just have time for a small comment. I know you guys are referring to me here and my huge blog following(ahaha fat chance!). I totally agree with this post. Steve’s blog, in my opinion, is one of the bigger ones that I really get to have interaction in when I visited it. Now, it is very hard to keep up with many blogs at all. I am grateful to God for the friendships acquired through this medium. For me, that has been a tremendous encouragement and means of exhortation and correction. May God continue to bless your efforts here.

By: Henry (Rick) Frueh

Henry (Rick) Frueh — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:34 +0000

You are correct, it is idolatry that attempts to rob Him of some glory. Good post.

http://judahslion.blogspot.com/2006/12/exalted-christ-h-e-is-start-journey-and.html

By: Bart Barber

Bart Barber — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:19:21 +0000

Great picture on your header, too.

By: Bart Barber

Bart Barber — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:18:34 +0000

You are so correct that blogging ought to be about conversation, not publication. Your post is very encouraging.

By: Overwhelmed With Joy!

Overwhelmed With Joy! — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:11:31 +0000

“have you ever tried to actually engage in a real conversation at some of the popular reformed blogs?”

Yes, I have actually tried and have gotten no response from the “celebrity” blogger. I suppose when you get 100+ comments no matter what you blog about, there’s no way you can keep up. I found myself not bothering to go back to that particular blog.

By: davide

davide — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 14:10:45 +0000

Timely thought. I’m thinking of I Cor. 3:

“For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? For when one says, ‘I follow Paul,’ and another, ‘I follow Apollos,’ are you not being merely human? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each.”

By: Andrew Lindsey

Andrew Lindsey — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:52:13 +0000

I think I may need to re-read this post again as my initial response in viewing the comments here was, “‘Wow! Steve Camp commented on Nate’s blog!”

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 03:38:46 +0000

Amen. I took the hit counter off my blog a couple years ago when the reformed blogosphere was really starting to take off and have never regretted that move. That TTLB ecosystem link came off not long after. There are many bloggers who look at the numbers (be they comments, links or hits) as if that is the definition of success, but it’s really not.

Also, when you begin to break into that middle-upper tier, you can actually feel trapped by it. You have a unrelenting pressure to perform. Leaving the blog alone for more than a few days becomes uncomfortable. It’s crazy, but sometimes I wonder if there isn’t a 12-step program for people addicted to blogging.

But at least posts like this have step #1 down. First we need to admit that there’s a problem.