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5 Reasons Students Shouldn’t Blog: #1, Public Reputation
Indeed, Shakespeare, that IS the question! A week ago Christopher Rollston wrote a blogpost titled “From Washington to Jerusalem: Personal Reflections on a Year to Remember” wherein he recounted the...
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5 Reasons Students Shouldn’t Blog: #2, Offending Potential Educators and/or...
…notice, he didn’t mention a blog, right? (Source: http://clinicalpsychreading.blogspot.com) In this series I am discussing the dangers of blogging as a student if you are hoping to (1) become a...
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5 Reasons Students Shouldn’t Blog: #3, Irrelevant Topics
The Fox and the Hedgehog (Source: whites.me.uk) There is a saying attributed to the Greek poet Archilochus that goes, “The Fox knows many things, but the Hedgehog knows one great thing.” The...
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5 Reasons Students Shouldn’t Blog: #4, Time Management
Time is not on your side! Blogging can be addictive, especially when people start reading what you write. It is not the same as the writing done by those who are putting together an article for a...
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5 Reasons a Student Shouldn’t Blog: #5, Prioritized Writing
Writing is a craft. It is something you learn to do well by doing it often. Writing allows you to learn how words function. It makes you a better communicator. When writing becomes habitual you are...
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5 Reasons a Student Shouldn’t Blog: Conclusion
Yesterday I finished my series of blog posts telling you why I think a student in the field of biblical, theological, or religious studies should not maintain a personal blog (see the links below). As...
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Recommended Reading (10.11.2013)
Here are some things I read this last week that you may find interesting as well: Marc Cortez, 25 Signs You’re Addicted to Books and Selfless Saint or Arrogant Jerk? A Church Search Dilemma John Diaz,...
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2013 AAR/SBL Annual Meeting Report (3): Blogging, Bloggers’ Gathering, and...
Dramatically presenting at the Blogging and Online Publications Session (Source: @ceronej on Twitter) The Blogging and Online Publication Session included a presentation from Jack Collins which, in...
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Blogging/Reading in 2014
In 2013 we wrote 482 blog posts, including this one. That is down from 651 in 2012, 969 in 2011, and 831 in 2010. In part, this has a lot to do with my own self-imposed restrictions. I’ve decided to...
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New Weekend Blogger!
You may have noticed that NearEmmaus.com rarely posts content on the weekends these days. Well, we aim to fix that. We have added Jeremy Cushman to our team. On some Saturdays he will share random...
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